Language Decoded – Nouns & Cases


Nouns are used for holding different positions in a sentence. These ‘positions’ are in relation to the central verb or action in a sentence. These positions are explained in different ways in different languages. Let us identify the positions first.

  1. Nominative      –           the noun that performs the action.
  2. Accusative        –           the noun on which the action is performed.
  3. Dative                –           the noun FOR which an action is performed.
  4. Instrumental    –           the noun BY which an action is performed.
  5. Ablative             –           the noun FROM which an action is performed.
  6. Genitive             –           the noun OF which another noun may be.
  7. Locative             –           the noun WHERE something is being done.
  8. Vocative            –           the noun WHOM one may address in speech

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