What is the accusative plural case of the Ukrainian word for duck?
Q. I"m studying ukrainian and I'm trying to get the cases straight. I am trying to figure out what is the accusative plural case for the word duck(The reason why I'm choosing this word is because it is a feminine animate noun and I'm trying to figure out how this case works). Also I guess the same would go for the Ukrainian word for dog.
Asked by yahoosucksbigtime - Tue Aug 18 16:03:20 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. The accusative plural for ducks is , and for dogs is . The accusative plural for nouns is the same as the genitive.
Answered by Randem - Tue Aug 18 16:25:29 2009
Q. I"m studying ukrainian and I'm trying to get the cases straight. I am trying to figure out what is the accusative plural case for the word duck(The reason why I'm choosing this word is because it is a feminine animate noun and I'm trying to figure out how this case works). Also I guess the same would go for the Ukrainian word for dog.
Asked by yahoosucksbigtime - Tue Aug 18 16:03:20 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. The accusative plural for ducks is , and for dogs is . The accusative plural for nouns is the same as the genitive.
Answered by Randem - Tue Aug 18 16:25:29 2009
In German, can a sentence have a dative case with an accusative case? What are some ways to determine the case?
Q. I just need to know if a sentence in German can have a indirect object without a direct one, and I need an improvement in my understanding of determining these cases.
Asked by Will - Thu Nov 19 22:48:04 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. It is not always easy, because usage is different. But generally verbs like "geben, nehmen, kaufen, leihen, glauben, wuenschen" (you can find a list here: take 2 objects. Many of them are just the same in English: e.g."I give the child the ball. I lend him my book." In that case the one that takes "to" in English when you turn them around "I give the ball to the child. I lend my book to him" is the dative or indirect object. Often the common heritage of German and English still shows, and "to"+ noun/pronoun often corresponds to a dative case in German. "I listen to him. - Ich hoere ihM zu." (But "Ich hoere auf ihN" to express that you follow his opinion) There are verbs in German that take the dative case where you would expect a… [cont.]
Answered by haggesitze - Fri Nov 20 15:38:01 2009
Q. I just need to know if a sentence in German can have a indirect object without a direct one, and I need an improvement in my understanding of determining these cases.
Asked by Will - Thu Nov 19 22:48:04 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. It is not always easy, because usage is different. But generally verbs like "geben, nehmen, kaufen, leihen, glauben, wuenschen" (you can find a list here: take 2 objects. Many of them are just the same in English: e.g."I give the child the ball. I lend him my book." In that case the one that takes "to" in English when you turn them around "I give the ball to the child. I lend my book to him" is the dative or indirect object. Often the common heritage of German and English still shows, and "to"+ noun/pronoun often corresponds to a dative case in German. "I listen to him. - Ich hoere ihM zu." (But "Ich hoere auf ihN" to express that you follow his opinion) There are verbs in German that take the dative case where you would expect a… [cont.]
Answered by haggesitze - Fri Nov 20 15:38:01 2009
Will anyone tell me everything I need to know about the accusative case in German?
Q. No links to other sites if possible, please. Thank you :)
Asked by Leah S - Wed Mar 25 00:05:32 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. The accusative case is used for the direct object in a sentence. The masculine forms for German articles, e.g. 'the', 'a/an', 'my', etc. change in the accusative case: they always end in -en. The feminine, neuter and plural forms do not change. Masculine Feminine Neuter Plural Definite article (the) den die das die Indefinite article (a/an) einen eine ein keine For example, "Hund" (dog) is a masculine (der) word, so the article changes when used in the accusative case: * Ich habe einen Hund. (lit.: I have a dog.) In the sentence "a dog" is in the accusative case as it is the second idea of the sentence. Some German pronouns also change in the accusative case. The accusative case is also used after particular German prepositions.… [cont.]
Answered by Rain - Wed Mar 25 07:16:10 2009
Q. No links to other sites if possible, please. Thank you :)
Asked by Leah S - Wed Mar 25 00:05:32 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. The accusative case is used for the direct object in a sentence. The masculine forms for German articles, e.g. 'the', 'a/an', 'my', etc. change in the accusative case: they always end in -en. The feminine, neuter and plural forms do not change. Masculine Feminine Neuter Plural Definite article (the) den die das die Indefinite article (a/an) einen eine ein keine For example, "Hund" (dog) is a masculine (der) word, so the article changes when used in the accusative case: * Ich habe einen Hund. (lit.: I have a dog.) In the sentence "a dog" is in the accusative case as it is the second idea of the sentence. Some German pronouns also change in the accusative case. The accusative case is also used after particular German prepositions.… [cont.]
Answered by Rain - Wed Mar 25 07:16:10 2009
Help with Latin accusative case?
Q. I'm currently studying classical Latin. I have encountered a problem regarding the accusative case; what is the function of this case? My book says that it is used as a direct object (recieving the verb's action) but it also says that it serves as the noun for phrases with 'to' or 'towards'. I thought that phrases with 'to' and 'towards' would use the ablative or dative. Is this right? Can someone explain this to me?
Asked by Question_Mark_Man - Sun Apr 5 23:43:06 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. No, no, no. The ablative is the place where, or the place from where. The accusative is called the accusative of motion or movement toward. The accusative is a very elastic case, whereas the ablative is punctual. Imagine a line: ---> You see this arrow, that is the accusative. That is why it can be also the receiver (at the point of the arrow) of the action. Now here is another line: ---'--- You see the dot, or point, there is your ablative, punctual. And from that point is also ablative (ex, ab, OUT OF, outside of) As for the dative it is only and I repeat ONLY for attribution. Imagine a third line if you will: ---> acc.---> dative I give ---> a flower---> to my friend. You see that to my friend is at the end of the action… [cont.]
Answered by marysylvie - Mon Apr 6 04:44:15 2009
Q. I'm currently studying classical Latin. I have encountered a problem regarding the accusative case; what is the function of this case? My book says that it is used as a direct object (recieving the verb's action) but it also says that it serves as the noun for phrases with 'to' or 'towards'. I thought that phrases with 'to' and 'towards' would use the ablative or dative. Is this right? Can someone explain this to me?
Asked by Question_Mark_Man - Sun Apr 5 23:43:06 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. No, no, no. The ablative is the place where, or the place from where. The accusative is called the accusative of motion or movement toward. The accusative is a very elastic case, whereas the ablative is punctual. Imagine a line: ---> You see this arrow, that is the accusative. That is why it can be also the receiver (at the point of the arrow) of the action. Now here is another line: ---'--- You see the dot, or point, there is your ablative, punctual. And from that point is also ablative (ex, ab, OUT OF, outside of) As for the dative it is only and I repeat ONLY for attribution. Imagine a third line if you will: ---> acc.---> dative I give ---> a flower---> to my friend. You see that to my friend is at the end of the action… [cont.]
Answered by marysylvie - Mon Apr 6 04:44:15 2009
In German accusative case, how do I know when to add -e or -en to a noun?
Q. In German accusative case, how do I know when to add -e or -en to a noun?
Asked by J - Sat Nov 21 13:29:58 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. you NEVER add "e" to a noun BECAUSE it is in the akkusativ case. You might add an "e" (or "en") to make a noun plural, if that is how the plural of that noun is formed. Then, the e (en) would also be added in the nominativ, if the subject is plural. you add an "n" or "en" to "weak" nouns in the akkusativ (and, btw, in the dativ and genitiv as well). all weak nouns are masculine (but not all masculine nouns are weak!). examples: der Junge, den Jungen, dem Jungen der Polizist, den Polizisten, dem Polizisten more to weak nouns here [1]
Answered by Matt P - Sat Nov 21 13:45:05 2009
Q. In German accusative case, how do I know when to add -e or -en to a noun?
Asked by J - Sat Nov 21 13:29:58 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. you NEVER add "e" to a noun BECAUSE it is in the akkusativ case. You might add an "e" (or "en") to make a noun plural, if that is how the plural of that noun is formed. Then, the e (en) would also be added in the nominativ, if the subject is plural. you add an "n" or "en" to "weak" nouns in the akkusativ (and, btw, in the dativ and genitiv as well). all weak nouns are masculine (but not all masculine nouns are weak!). examples: der Junge, den Jungen, dem Jungen der Polizist, den Polizisten, dem Polizisten more to weak nouns here [1]
Answered by Matt P - Sat Nov 21 13:45:05 2009
What are Genetive and accusative cases?
Q. What is a genetive case? What is an accusative case? How do we use these cases in Arabic?
Asked by Instant Classic - Mon Jul 13 15:47:58 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
Q. What is a genetive case? What is an accusative case? How do we use these cases in Arabic?
Asked by Instant Classic - Mon Jul 13 15:47:58 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
Nominative case vs. Accusative Case. Quick question?
Q. I know one is when the noun is the direct object of the sentence and one is when the noun is the subject of the sentence, but I forgot which is which. Is nominitive when the noun is the subject of the sentence, and accusative is when the noun is the direct object of the sentence? Thanks. :]
Asked by Horsebackrider94 - Fri Feb 13 20:37:40 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Hello! I've been doing latin for about three years now and yes, nominative is the suject of a sentence and accusitive in the direct object. Here's what all of the cases are for: Nominative: subject Genitive: possession, its main preposition is "of" Dative: Indirect Object Accusitive: Direct Object Ablative: modfying, its main prepositions are "by, with, and from" Vocative: This case is used when speaking to a person directly and is rarely used.
Answered by happycolors - Fri Feb 13 20:44:04 2009
Q. I know one is when the noun is the direct object of the sentence and one is when the noun is the subject of the sentence, but I forgot which is which. Is nominitive when the noun is the subject of the sentence, and accusative is when the noun is the direct object of the sentence? Thanks. :]
Asked by Horsebackrider94 - Fri Feb 13 20:37:40 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Hello! I've been doing latin for about three years now and yes, nominative is the suject of a sentence and accusitive in the direct object. Here's what all of the cases are for: Nominative: subject Genitive: possession, its main preposition is "of" Dative: Indirect Object Accusitive: Direct Object Ablative: modfying, its main prepositions are "by, with, and from" Vocative: This case is used when speaking to a person directly and is rarely used.
Answered by happycolors - Fri Feb 13 20:44:04 2009
Could any RUSSIAN speaker help me with the accusative case and give me examples?
Q. spacibo -thank you
Asked by syl - Tue Feb 19 11:18:47 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. The accusative case is used in conjunction with transitive verbs to indicate the object to which the action is transferred. It answers the questions "whom?" and "what?" used for animate and inaminate objects respectively. The word-aid you can use to determine how something sounds in acc.case is "I see": ? - ? - _ The inanimate form often matches the nominative case. ? - , , . ( is in the acc.case, but since it's inanimate, it matches the nominative form). . ( ? - ). The acc.case is used with the prepositions: , , , , ,
Answered by springiesnape - Tue Feb 19 12:20:34 2008
Q. spacibo -thank you
Asked by syl - Tue Feb 19 11:18:47 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. The accusative case is used in conjunction with transitive verbs to indicate the object to which the action is transferred. It answers the questions "whom?" and "what?" used for animate and inaminate objects respectively. The word-aid you can use to determine how something sounds in acc.case is "I see": ? - ? - _ The inanimate form often matches the nominative case. ? - , , . ( is in the acc.case, but since it's inanimate, it matches the nominative form). . ( ? - ). The acc.case is used with the prepositions: , , , , ,
Answered by springiesnape - Tue Feb 19 12:20:34 2008
A question about cases, accusative+prepositional case?
Q. How do I deal with two competing case endings that both need to inflect the direct object? Or does "The girl" in this sentence take the prepositional case inflection? I've just stacked them. Ex. from my language: The girl plays with the toys. The girl= jalon She plays= fivorava The toys= vipjorkar The comitative case (to be in the company of, and also to be with) has the ending -isin. But it doesn't indicate to apply the verb (play) to the direct object (toys). The accusative ending is -ano, which obviously does the job. I stacked them. Jalon fivorava vipjorkaranojisin. The-girl she-plays the-toys-with (in the company of). Is this the correct way to do this? Does "The girl" stay nominative? Or does the comitative ending attach… [cont.]
Asked by AzeriBoy-McCain Palin '08!! - Sat Mar 8 11:05:11 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. No clue what language you are talking about, so I can't tell you if your translation is completely correct, but it seems like it. In Croatian, the girl would be left in nominative case, the toys would be in the instrumental case. Looking at Russian cases, I think that this is the case that you are thinking of. This case refers to "by means of" or "with".
Answered by Ratimir - Sat Mar 8 12:16:39 2008
Q. How do I deal with two competing case endings that both need to inflect the direct object? Or does "The girl" in this sentence take the prepositional case inflection? I've just stacked them. Ex. from my language: The girl plays with the toys. The girl= jalon She plays= fivorava The toys= vipjorkar The comitative case (to be in the company of, and also to be with) has the ending -isin. But it doesn't indicate to apply the verb (play) to the direct object (toys). The accusative ending is -ano, which obviously does the job. I stacked them. Jalon fivorava vipjorkaranojisin. The-girl she-plays the-toys-with (in the company of). Is this the correct way to do this? Does "The girl" stay nominative? Or does the comitative ending attach… [cont.]
Asked by AzeriBoy-McCain Palin '08!! - Sat Mar 8 11:05:11 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. No clue what language you are talking about, so I can't tell you if your translation is completely correct, but it seems like it. In Croatian, the girl would be left in nominative case, the toys would be in the instrumental case. Looking at Russian cases, I think that this is the case that you are thinking of. This case refers to "by means of" or "with".
Answered by Ratimir - Sat Mar 8 12:16:39 2008
Does es gab take accusative case?
Q. Like es gibt :)
Asked by Kloe :) - Sun Nov 2 07:08:13 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Yes it does! Whenever a verb or preposition is tied to a specific case, it will always be that way, no matter what tense. (Obvious exceptions being those that change with motion, etc.) Looks like you should trust your instincts! :) Alles Gute
Answered by zookeeperang - Sun Nov 2 08:10:52 2008
Q. Like es gibt :)
Asked by Kloe :) - Sun Nov 2 07:08:13 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Yes it does! Whenever a verb or preposition is tied to a specific case, it will always be that way, no matter what tense. (Obvious exceptions being those that change with motion, etc.) Looks like you should trust your instincts! :) Alles Gute
Answered by zookeeperang - Sun Nov 2 08:10:52 2008
When do we use " " ( (Accusative or genitive case of )?
Q. example: " ." thanks!
Asked by A. Maxwell - Mon Aug 24 10:17:12 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. in this sentence we have to use accusative case
Answered by Kattleen - Mon Aug 24 13:13:24 2009
Q. example: " ." thanks!
Asked by A. Maxwell - Mon Aug 24 10:17:12 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. in this sentence we have to use accusative case
Answered by Kattleen - Mon Aug 24 13:13:24 2009
What exactly are the Nominative, Accusative, Dative and Genitive cases in german?
Q. Can someone explain i have looked a bit but i just dont understand im probably being really thick though
Asked by Dan M - Fri Oct 17 16:44:01 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. It's got nothing to do with being thick, only with having a language without many of the features of German. Every complete sentence has to have at least 2 parts, a noun which is the creature or thing that performs the action (nominative) and a conjugated verb that describes the action. "A bird sings" - "Ein Vogel singt" Now sometimes the sentence would be incomplete like in "The man gives" *Der Mann gibt." Immediately you ask yourself: What does he give? (Wen oder was gibt er?= accusative or direct object) To whom does he give it? (Wem gibt er es? = dative or indirect object) You need objects of the action described by the verb, and that's where the other cases come in. It becomes clearer if you substitute the nouns by their pronouns. " [cont.]
Answered by haggesitze - Sun Oct 19 07:56:22 2008
Q. Can someone explain i have looked a bit but i just dont understand im probably being really thick though
Asked by Dan M - Fri Oct 17 16:44:01 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. It's got nothing to do with being thick, only with having a language without many of the features of German. Every complete sentence has to have at least 2 parts, a noun which is the creature or thing that performs the action (nominative) and a conjugated verb that describes the action. "A bird sings" - "Ein Vogel singt" Now sometimes the sentence would be incomplete like in "The man gives" *Der Mann gibt." Immediately you ask yourself: What does he give? (Wen oder was gibt er?= accusative or direct object) To whom does he give it? (Wem gibt er es? = dative or indirect object) You need objects of the action described by the verb, and that's where the other cases come in. It becomes clearer if you substitute the nouns by their pronouns. " [cont.]
Answered by haggesitze - Sun Oct 19 07:56:22 2008
could someone explain the German case system?
Q. I've looked all around the internet but I just don't understand, nothing seems to explain in basic terms the case system. I'm clearly being stupid but could anyone explain the German case system, such as the accusative, nominative, genitive, dative. Could you also explain German prepositions? I dont know if this is the same thing or... :S help please much appreciated
Asked by jimquan - Mon Sep 8 16:16:13 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. that's always a tough one for me 2, i found this website a while ago and it really helped me hope this helps ^-^
Answered by Lauren G - Mon Sep 8 16:24:42 2008
Q. I've looked all around the internet but I just don't understand, nothing seems to explain in basic terms the case system. I'm clearly being stupid but could anyone explain the German case system, such as the accusative, nominative, genitive, dative. Could you also explain German prepositions? I dont know if this is the same thing or... :S help please much appreciated
Asked by jimquan - Mon Sep 8 16:16:13 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. that's always a tough one for me 2, i found this website a while ago and it really helped me hope this helps ^-^
Answered by Lauren G - Mon Sep 8 16:24:42 2008
Dative case (german).....?
Q. Why are 'Schachtel' and 'Karton' in both these sentences in the dative case and not the accusative case? They are the direct object aren't they? Die Suessigkeiten sind in der Schachtel. Der Junge ist im Karton. Oh.. thanks!
Asked by Local retard - Thu Jul 16 05:42:58 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. In German in + dative has a different meaning than in + accusative. The dative is used in these cases because the sweets and the boy are already in the box. The "in" refers to their position. "In" + accusative is used if you refer to a movement. In most cases its similar to the english "into". For example: Ich lege die Suessigkeiten in die Schachtel. Der Junge steigt in den Karton. By turning the dative into the accusative the meaning of the sentences was changed completely as now its about movement rather than a position.
Answered by eimerian - Thu Jul 16 05:55:00 2009
Q. Why are 'Schachtel' and 'Karton' in both these sentences in the dative case and not the accusative case? They are the direct object aren't they? Die Suessigkeiten sind in der Schachtel. Der Junge ist im Karton. Oh.. thanks!
Asked by Local retard - Thu Jul 16 05:42:58 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. In German in + dative has a different meaning than in + accusative. The dative is used in these cases because the sweets and the boy are already in the box. The "in" refers to their position. "In" + accusative is used if you refer to a movement. In most cases its similar to the english "into". For example: Ich lege die Suessigkeiten in die Schachtel. Der Junge steigt in den Karton. By turning the dative into the accusative the meaning of the sentences was changed completely as now its about movement rather than a position.
Answered by eimerian - Thu Jul 16 05:55:00 2009
Russian: Anyone know what case should follow the past tense of the verb ?
Q. This is reposted from the Languages section, because Im not getting any clear answers over there --- I thought the instrumental case followed the past tense of the verb . But it seems it's not always so. I wanted to say: "That was your last chance" And I wrote: ( agrees with = masculine) But my native Russian friend said, Nyet Nyet Nyet, This not correct! Instead she told me I should write: 1. or 2. Apparently both these latter two sentences are correct, and my friend couldn't explain any difference in meaning. So, Why should the nominative case follow in sentence 1? Why does become in sentence 2? I can't find any answers in my textbooks and my Russian friend isn't a language teacher..she only knows… [cont.]
Asked by toshannery - Wed Sep 17 08:09:35 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Your sentences are of the type "X was Y". Since X and Y are logically equivalent, you can choose either of the following sentence structure. 1. X is a subject, Y is an object. In this case: " " conjugates with X, Y is in instrumental case. 2. X is an object, Y is a subject. Now Y is in nominative case, and " " conjugates with Y. In both cases, the verb " " will get the ending, depending on the gender of the subject.
Answered by MaxVO2 - Wed Sep 17 09:10:08 2008
Q. This is reposted from the Languages section, because Im not getting any clear answers over there --- I thought the instrumental case followed the past tense of the verb . But it seems it's not always so. I wanted to say: "That was your last chance" And I wrote: ( agrees with = masculine) But my native Russian friend said, Nyet Nyet Nyet, This not correct! Instead she told me I should write: 1. or 2. Apparently both these latter two sentences are correct, and my friend couldn't explain any difference in meaning. So, Why should the nominative case follow in sentence 1? Why does become in sentence 2? I can't find any answers in my textbooks and my Russian friend isn't a language teacher..she only knows… [cont.]
Asked by toshannery - Wed Sep 17 08:09:35 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Your sentences are of the type "X was Y". Since X and Y are logically equivalent, you can choose either of the following sentence structure. 1. X is a subject, Y is an object. In this case: " " conjugates with X, Y is in instrumental case. 2. X is an object, Y is a subject. Now Y is in nominative case, and " " conjugates with Y. In both cases, the verb " " will get the ending, depending on the gender of the subject.
Answered by MaxVO2 - Wed Sep 17 09:10:08 2008
In grammar, what is the difference between 'mood' and 'case'?
Q. English is my second language (Welsh being my first), and I've never done Latin (only a bit of French and portuguese) Indicative mood, subjunctive mood, accusative case, dative case, nominative case etc...these really confuse me. Can you give examples? Oh, and 'aspect' as well...I know it has something to do with time, so is it similar to 'tense'? Mona Lisa...can you please give examples of each mood/case/aspect/tense ?...thanks. Ah, so cases say whether something is a subject, a direct object or indirect object. What about aspect and tense? Doethineb...Modd mynegol, modd dibynnol...mae'n dod yn ol i mi rwan.. dwi'n dal i bendroni am 'aspect a 'tense'.
Asked by Rolyn- yn flin ddiawledig - Thu Apr 30 04:50:55 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. There are three moods in grammar: Indicative (which could be described as narrative), imperative (which you are familiar with, through which orders are issued) and subjunctive, which describes the way one imagines things being in certain circumstances or wishes that things might be. Subjunctive has almost died out in English. Some examples: If it be so, then that is a wonderful thing. ("be" is subjunctive, indicating uncertainty.) The powers that be. (Again "be" is subjunctive, leaving open what particular powers might (here "might" is subjunctive) be referred to. How he wished it were Christmas already! (past subjunctive "were" to describe a state of longing). God save the Queen (subjunctive of "save" to express wish for God to save HM).… [cont.]
Answered by Doethineb - Thu Apr 30 06:24:23 2009
Q. English is my second language (Welsh being my first), and I've never done Latin (only a bit of French and portuguese) Indicative mood, subjunctive mood, accusative case, dative case, nominative case etc...these really confuse me. Can you give examples? Oh, and 'aspect' as well...I know it has something to do with time, so is it similar to 'tense'? Mona Lisa...can you please give examples of each mood/case/aspect/tense ?...thanks. Ah, so cases say whether something is a subject, a direct object or indirect object. What about aspect and tense? Doethineb...Modd mynegol, modd dibynnol...mae'n dod yn ol i mi rwan.. dwi'n dal i bendroni am 'aspect a 'tense'.
Asked by Rolyn- yn flin ddiawledig - Thu Apr 30 04:50:55 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments
A. There are three moods in grammar: Indicative (which could be described as narrative), imperative (which you are familiar with, through which orders are issued) and subjunctive, which describes the way one imagines things being in certain circumstances or wishes that things might be. Subjunctive has almost died out in English. Some examples: If it be so, then that is a wonderful thing. ("be" is subjunctive, indicating uncertainty.) The powers that be. (Again "be" is subjunctive, leaving open what particular powers might (here "might" is subjunctive) be referred to. How he wished it were Christmas already! (past subjunctive "were" to describe a state of longing). God save the Queen (subjunctive of "save" to express wish for God to save HM).… [cont.]
Answered by Doethineb - Thu Apr 30 06:24:23 2009
What is the function of Nominative case in Latin?
Q. I know accusative is Direct Object and Dative is Indirect, what is nominative?
Asked by Haz - Wed Dec 16 18:36:28 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. The nominative case denotes the subject of a statement in Latin. The endings are very easy to remember in 1st (-a in the singular and -i in the plural)and 2nd (-us in the singular and -i in the plural save a few exceptions), but afterward the nominative singular endings can get a bit irregular! Good luck studying Latin, it is a wonderful language!
Answered by indieisalie - Sat Dec 19 17:56:28 2009
Q. I know accusative is Direct Object and Dative is Indirect, what is nominative?
Asked by Haz - Wed Dec 16 18:36:28 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. The nominative case denotes the subject of a statement in Latin. The endings are very easy to remember in 1st (-a in the singular and -i in the plural)and 2nd (-us in the singular and -i in the plural save a few exceptions), but afterward the nominative singular endings can get a bit irregular! Good luck studying Latin, it is a wonderful language!
Answered by indieisalie - Sat Dec 19 17:56:28 2009
Grammar/Linguistics, Please explain the 4 cases? Nominative, Accusative, Genitive, Dative? Explain simply plz?
Q. I'm learning another language (Faroese) and it would be A LOT more helpful to me with linguistics if I know what these cases are and what they mean. I see charts like this all the time.- here's an example for the Faroese noun "fish" ...Singular |...Plural: ... Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite Nominative: Fuglur | Fuglurin | Fuglar | Fuglarnir Accusative: Fugl |Fuglin | Fuglar | Fuglarnar Dative: Fugli | Fuglinum | Fuglum | Fuglunum Genitive Fugls | Fuglsins | Fugla | Fuglanna Ok so the point is- I want to know how these "Case Charts" Work, and if someone could explain it to me for english at first, with some examples it would be really helpful to me. I want to be able to know… [cont.]
Asked by John - Wed Feb 3 19:20:02 2010 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Nominative: subject of the sentence Accusative: direct object Genitive: possessive case Dative: indirect object or object of a preposition That is what the cases mean in Latin. I assume it would be the same for Faroese.
Answered by RE - Wed Feb 3 19:28:24 2010
Q. I'm learning another language (Faroese) and it would be A LOT more helpful to me with linguistics if I know what these cases are and what they mean. I see charts like this all the time.- here's an example for the Faroese noun "fish" ...Singular |...Plural: ... Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite Nominative: Fuglur | Fuglurin | Fuglar | Fuglarnir Accusative: Fugl |Fuglin | Fuglar | Fuglarnar Dative: Fugli | Fuglinum | Fuglum | Fuglunum Genitive Fugls | Fuglsins | Fugla | Fuglanna Ok so the point is- I want to know how these "Case Charts" Work, and if someone could explain it to me for english at first, with some examples it would be really helpful to me. I want to be able to know… [cont.]
Asked by John - Wed Feb 3 19:20:02 2010 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Nominative: subject of the sentence Accusative: direct object Genitive: possessive case Dative: indirect object or object of a preposition That is what the cases mean in Latin. I assume it would be the same for Faroese.
Answered by RE - Wed Feb 3 19:28:24 2010
Polish Language - Case Endings (What do they mean?)?
Q. I am trying to learn some Polish as I am working in Lodz. With all books they seem to go in to detail about the structure of the language and use descriptions that we wouldn't have used when learning english in school. Can anyone please explain in idiots language - what the various case endings mean - eg Nominative / Accusative / Genitive / Dative etc etc. Sometimes I think you need an english dictionary too to be able to use these book!
Asked by Liam G - Sun Jan 6 09:02:05 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. The thing closest to "case endings" in English is the " 's " in "my friend's house". Instead of "my friend's house" you can say "the house of my friend". So in English you have two possibilities: using "of" (which is called a preposition) or using the case ending " 's" . This " 's " is the only case ending existing in English, a language in which the function of so-called cases are expressed by prepositions, small words like "of", "to", "with", "by". In all Slavic languages (except Bulgarian). and in many other languages, there are a number of case endings that take the place of prepositions. In English, the difference between the one who does and the one it's done to is expressed only by the place of the word in the sentence. In a… [cont.]
Answered by igor negravaski - Sun Jan 6 10:05:20 2008
Q. I am trying to learn some Polish as I am working in Lodz. With all books they seem to go in to detail about the structure of the language and use descriptions that we wouldn't have used when learning english in school. Can anyone please explain in idiots language - what the various case endings mean - eg Nominative / Accusative / Genitive / Dative etc etc. Sometimes I think you need an english dictionary too to be able to use these book!
Asked by Liam G - Sun Jan 6 09:02:05 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. The thing closest to "case endings" in English is the " 's " in "my friend's house". Instead of "my friend's house" you can say "the house of my friend". So in English you have two possibilities: using "of" (which is called a preposition) or using the case ending " 's" . This " 's " is the only case ending existing in English, a language in which the function of so-called cases are expressed by prepositions, small words like "of", "to", "with", "by". In all Slavic languages (except Bulgarian). and in many other languages, there are a number of case endings that take the place of prepositions. In English, the difference between the one who does and the one it's done to is expressed only by the place of the word in the sentence. In a… [cont.]
Answered by igor negravaski - Sun Jan 6 10:05:20 2008
Why does German still preserve the old case system of the Germanic languages?
Q. This is a question directed to specialists in Germanic studies. Every other modern Germanic language, both West Germanic (Dutch and English) and North Germanic (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish), has lost the nominative, dative, and accusative distinctions in its noun systems (but not in the pronoun systems). The genitive is still preserved however. The exceptions are (1) modern German ('West Germanic) and (2) Icelandic (North Germanic).
Asked by JKB - Thu Jun 18 12:34:48 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Well, first of all, many dialects of Norwegian use dative fairly productively, not just in some set phrases. Historical linguists generally cannot ask why or why not. Language changes are usually related to other (earlier) changes. I am quite sure that North Germanic languages (on the continent-- not Icelandic), moved stress to the first syllable, generally, and consequently the final syllables (where the different vowels signaled cases) gradually lost their morphological distinctions. Icelandic maintains various syllable structures. In Norwegian, the shift of stress forward had a variety of impacts on the syllable structures; some dialects have something called "vowel balance" others use a process like Turkish -- vowel harmony. I… [cont.]
Answered by Louie the linguist - Thu Jun 18 15:19:41 2009
Q. This is a question directed to specialists in Germanic studies. Every other modern Germanic language, both West Germanic (Dutch and English) and North Germanic (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish), has lost the nominative, dative, and accusative distinctions in its noun systems (but not in the pronoun systems). The genitive is still preserved however. The exceptions are (1) modern German ('West Germanic) and (2) Icelandic (North Germanic).
Asked by JKB - Thu Jun 18 12:34:48 2009 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Well, first of all, many dialects of Norwegian use dative fairly productively, not just in some set phrases. Historical linguists generally cannot ask why or why not. Language changes are usually related to other (earlier) changes. I am quite sure that North Germanic languages (on the continent-- not Icelandic), moved stress to the first syllable, generally, and consequently the final syllables (where the different vowels signaled cases) gradually lost their morphological distinctions. Icelandic maintains various syllable structures. In Norwegian, the shift of stress forward had a variety of impacts on the syllable structures; some dialects have something called "vowel balance" others use a process like Turkish -- vowel harmony. I… [cont.]
Answered by Louie the linguist - Thu Jun 18 15:19:41 2009
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features of the second argument John here are copied to S The case seems to be universal being used to mark subjects of sentences Note also that the subject governs the abject NP 8 If we adopt the Case feature version Case the empty Case feature in John or any subject is filled with the feature +Nom Nom the unmarked Case is otherwise known as the accusative
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