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subjective case

subjective case noun: the form of a noun or pronoun used as the subject of a finite verb. In the active voice this is the agent, in the passive voice the subject is the receiver of the action. In both cases the subject is the thing subjected to what is said about it, it is the “topic of the statement”.

Noun

subjective case (plural subjective cases)

  1. The form of a noun or pronoun used as the subject of a finite verb. In the active voice this is the agent, in the passive voice the subject is the receiver of the action. In both cases the subject is the thing subjected to what is said about it, it is the “topic of the statement”.
    Antonyms:
    objective case

Synonyms of subjective case

Antonyms

Forms of subjective case

pluralsubjective cases

Questions about subjective case

What does subjective case mean?
Subjective case means the form of a noun or pronoun used as the subject of a finite verb. In the active voice this is the agent, in the passive voice the subject is the receiver of the action. In both cases the subject is the thing subjected to what is said about it, it is the “topic of the statement”.
What part of speech is subjective case?
Subjective case is a noun.
What is the plural of subjective case?
The plural of subjective case is subjective cases.

Words near subjective case in the dictionary

  1. subjectists
  2. subjectival
  3. subjectivation
  4. subjectivations
  5. subjective
  6. subjective case
  7. subjective cases
  8. subjective synonym
  9. subjective synonyms
  10. subjective time
  11. subjective tinnitus

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