Meanings
plural accusative cases · alternative abbreviation A. · alternative abbreviation acc. · alternative abbreviation ACC
- grammarIn English and other modern languages, the case used to mark the immediate object (direct object) on which the transitive verb acts. In Latin grammar, the accusative case (cāsus accūsātīvus) includes functions derived from the Indo-European accusative and lative cases; said Lative Case expresses concepts similar to those of the English prepositions "to" and "towards".
Synonyms: accusative
Synonyms & antonyms
nounIn English and other modern languages, the case used to mark the immediate object (direct object) on which the transitive verb acts. In Latin grammar, the accusative case (cāsus accūsātīvus) includes functions derived from the Indo-European accusative and lative cases; said Lative Case expresses concepts similar to those of the English prepositions "to" and "towards".
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nounthe case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb
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