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partitive dative

partitive dative noun: the dative case which represents the whole or set of which the head of a partitive phrase is a portion or subset.

Noun

partitive dative (countable and uncountable, plural partitive datives)

  1. (uncountable) the dative case which represents the whole or set of which the head of a partitive phrase is a portion or subset
  2. (countable) a use or instance of such a dative case

Forms of partitive dative

pluralpartitive datives

Questions about partitive dative

What does partitive dative mean?
Partitive dative means the dative case which represents the whole or set of which the head of a partitive phrase is a portion or subset.
What part of speech is partitive dative?
Partitive dative is a noun.
What is the plural of partitive dative?
The plural of partitive dative is partitive datives.

Words near partitive dative in the dictionary

  1. partitive ablatives
  2. partitive article
  3. partitive articles
  4. partitive case
  5. partitive cases
  6. partitive dative
  7. partitive datives
  8. partitive genitive
  9. partitive genitives
  10. partitively
  11. partitives

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