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grammatical case meaning in Sanskrit

विभक्ति vibhakti

/ɡɹəˈmæt.ɪ.kəl keɪs/

grammatical case in Sanskrit: विभक्ति (vibhakti). In English, grammatical case means a mode of inflection of a word dependent on its use, especially on its syntactic function in a phrase.

Sanskrit words for grammatical case

mode of inflection of a word
विभक्ति vibhakti

English meaning of grammatical case

  1. noun A mode of inflection of a word dependent on its use, especially on its syntactic function in a phrase.

Full definition of grammatical case

grammatical case in a sentence

  • The grammatical cases nominative and accusative are used for subject resp. direct object in many languages, including Latin.

Synonyms of grammatical case

grammatical case in other languages

Questions about grammatical case in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of grammatical case in Sanskrit?
Grammatical case in Sanskrit is विभक्ति (vibhakti).
grammatical case इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Grammatical case: विभक्ति (vibhakti).
What does grammatical case mean in English?
Grammatical case means a mode of inflection of a word dependent on its use, especially on its syntactic function in a phrase.

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