accusative
Grammatical object case
Accusative refers to a grammatical case marking the direct object of a verb—the thing acted upon.
In She saw him, the pronoun takes accusative form.
English shows accusative mainly in pronouns (me, him, her, us, them), while languages like Latin and German mark it on nouns and adjectives too.
The term also appears as an adjective: accusative case, accusative endings.
Taking a direct object
- verbAction-expressing word
- objectTangible entity or aim
- complementWhat makes complete
- predicateSentence's non-subject portion
clause · subject · passive · constituent · argument · valency · patient · recipient
Case marking sentence subjects
- genitiveCase expressing ownership
- dativeCase showing indirect object
- ablativeRemoving by erosion
- vocativeCase for direct address
locative · instrumental · partitive · oblique · declension · inflection · morphology · singular
Cost or accusation
- indictFormally charge with crime
- arraignFormally charge in court
- prosecuteBring criminal charges
- incriminateShow involvement in wrongdoing
implicate · allege · denounce · condemn · censure · reproach · blame · culpability
Ancient Roman language
- GermanCentral European language
- RussianEastern Slavic language
- GreekOf Athenian origin
- FinnishLanguage of Finland
Hungarian · Polish · Sanskrit · Icelandic · Turkish · Estonian · Lithuanian · Croatian
Grammar where intransitive subjects pattern with objects
- tripartiteConsisting of three parts
- fluidSubstance that flows
- inverseOpposite in position
- AustronesianPacific-spanning language family
transitive
Taking a direct object
- verbAction-expressing word
- objectTangible entity or aim
- complementWhat makes complete
predicate · clause · subject · passive · constituent · argument · valency · patient · recipient · syntax
nominative
Case marking sentence subjects
vocative · locative · instrumental · partitive · oblique · declension · inflection · morphology · singular · plural
charge
Cost or accusation
incriminate · implicate · allege · denounce · condemn · censure · reproach · blame · culpability · guilt
Latin
Ancient Roman language
Finnish · Hungarian · Polish · Sanskrit · Icelandic · Turkish · Estonian · Lithuanian · Croatian · Romanian
ergative-absolutive
Grammar where intransitive subjects pattern with objects
- tripartiteConsisting of three parts
- fluidSubstance that flows
- inverseOpposite in position
Austronesian · agent · patient
- GermanGermany, Austria, Switzerland, German, Berlin
- casescarrying case, protective case, hard case, soft case, storage case
- grammardeclension, pronouns, adjectives, conjugation, nouns
- grammar termsnoun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun
- Hungariangoulash, paprika, Budapest, Magyar, puszta
- LatinLatin, Latin vocabulary, Latin roots, Latin alphabet, Latin phrases
accusativenominative
Case marking sentence subjects
subjective · genitive · dative · ablative · agentive
accusativeexculpatory
Clearing of wrongdoing
exonerating · defensive · vindicating · apologetic · conciliatory
- false accusationsUntrue claims of wrongdoing
- wrongful accusationUnfounded claim of guilt
- formal accusationOfficial criminal charge filed
- criminal accusationFormal charge of crime
- mutual accusations
- witchcraft accusationsClaims someone practices magic