Meanings
plural subjective cases
- grammarThe 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”.
Synonyms: subject case, nominative case · Antonyms: objective case
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe 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”.
Translations
Bulgarian именителен падеж
- именителен падеж (imenitelen padež)grammatical case
Finnish subjektiivi
- subjektiivigrammatical case
French cas sujet
- cas sujetgrammatical case
German Subjektfall
- Subjektfallgrammatical case
Romanian cazul subiect
- cazul subiectgrammatical case
Cite this entry
subjective case. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subjective%20case
“subjective case.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subjective%20case. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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