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accusative Definition

ac·cu·sa·tive (ə kyo̵̅o̅′zə tiv)

adjective

  1. Gram. designating, of, or in the case of the direct object of a finite verb: also sometimes used of the objective case in English
  2. accusatory

Etymology: ME acusatif < L accusativus < accusare, accuse: L mistransl. (by Priscian) of Gr grammatical term correctly rendered causativus, causative: the goal or end point of an action was orig. considered to be its cause

noun

  1. the accusative case
  2. a word in this case

accusative Related Forms

ac·cu′·sa·tively adverb

accusative Usage Examples

Converse of object

govern: Does the verb govern the accusative or the dative?

Adjective modifier

objective: It cannot be demanded that the objective accusative of religious experiences occupy the spatial dimensions, since being spatial entails having sensory qualities.

Modifies a noun

  • case: A noun or pronoun in the accusative case is called a direct object.
  • object: While Jesus ' three commands exchanged imperative verbs and accusative objects, the final " My " in verses 1517 is con- stant.
  • form: Note that " dich " is the accusative form of the pronoun " du " .
  • ending: Nominative or accusative endings were the first attempts to dissociate Jesus from Elymas by effectively getting rid of the " of " .

Browse dictionary entries near accusative

  1. ‹ accusatival
  2. ‹ accusation
  3. ‹ accusal
  4. ‹ accus
  5. ‹ accursed
  6. ‹ accurately
  7. ‹ accurate
  8. ‹ accuracy
  9. ‹ accumulator
  10. ‹ accumulative
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