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substantive case

substantive case noun: a case of second objects, being a derivation of the comparative case but intended for larger, more substantial objects, and used to join or combine one thing with another. It corresponds roughly to a variation of the accusative case: I understood him (him in the substantive case rather than the accusative, since no action is performed on the object). Languages that use the substantive case include Chechen and Ingush.

Noun

substantive case (plural substantive cases)

  1. A case of second objects, being a derivation of the comparative case but intended for larger, more substantial objects, and used to join or combine one thing with another. It corresponds roughly to a variation of the accusative case: I understood him (him in the substantive case rather than the accusative, since no action is performed on the object). Languages that use the substantive case include Chechen and Ingush.

Forms of substantive case

pluralsubstantive cases

Questions about substantive case

What does substantive case mean?
Substantive case means a case of second objects, being a derivation of the comparative case but intended for larger, more substantial objects, and used to join or combine one thing with another. It corresponds roughly to a variation of the accusative case: I understood him (him in the substantive case rather than the accusative, since no action is performed on the object). Languages that use the substantive case include Chechen and Ingush.
What part of speech is substantive case?
Substantive case is a noun.
What is the plural of substantive case?
The plural of substantive case is substantive cases.

Words near substantive case in the dictionary

  1. substantivation
  2. substantivations
  3. substantive
  4. substantive adjective
  5. substantive adjectives
  6. substantive case
  7. substantive cases
  8. substantive due process
  9. substantive genitive
  10. substantive genitives
  11. substantive law

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