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Noun [English]

Forms: instrumental cases [plural]
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  1. (grammar) A noun case used to express means or agency—and is generally indicated in English by by or with with the objective. Languages that use the instrumental case include Armenian, Serbo-Croatian, Czech, Dyirbal, Georgian, Latvian, Slovene, Polish, Ukrainian, Quechua, Russian, Assamese, Turkish and Sanskrit. Extinct languages that used the instrumental case include Old English, Old Saxon and Old High German. Wikipedia link: instrumental case Categories (topical): Grammar, Grammatical cases Related terms: instructive case Translations (case to express agency or means): գործիական հոլով (gorciakan holov) (Armenian), գործիական (gorciakan) (Armenian), instrumental (Asturian), casu instrumental (Asturian), тво́рны склон (tvórny sklon) [masculine] (Belarusian), твори́телен паде́ж (tvorítelen padéž) [masculine] (Bulgarian), інштрументал (inštrumental) [masculine] (Carpathian Rusyn), коьчалниг дожар (köčalnig dožar) (Chechen), 工具格 (gōngjùgé) (Chinese Mandarin), 具格 (jùgé) (Chinese Mandarin), sedmý pád [masculine] (Czech), instrumentál [masculine] (Czech), instrumentalis [common-gender] (Danish), instrumentalis (Dutch), instrumentalo (Esperanto), ila kazo (Esperanto), verkførisfall (Faroese), tólfall [neuter] (Faroese), amboðsfall [neuter] (Faroese), instrumentaali (Finnish), instrumental [masculine] (French), cas instrumental [masculine] (French), caso instrumental [masculine] (Galician), მოქმედებითი (mokmedebiti) (Georgian), მოქმედებითი ბრუნვა (mokmedebiti brunva) (Georgian), ინსტრუმენტალი (insṭrumenṭali) (Georgian), Instrumentalis [masculine] (German), Instrumental-Kasus [masculine] (German), Instrumental [masculine] (German), Womit-Fall [masculine] (German), οργανική (organikí) [feminine] (Greek), οργανική πτώση (organikí ptósi) [feminine] (Greek), eszközhatározó eset (Hungarian), eszközeset (Hungarian), instrumentalis (Hungarian), tækisfall [neuter] (Icelandic), caso strumentale [masculine] (Italian), 造格 (zōkaku) (alt: ぞうかく) (Japanese), 具格 (gukaku) (alt: ぐかく) (Japanese), бүрдәгч киисквр (bürdägç kiiskvr) (Kalmyk), көмектес септік (kömektes septık) (Kazakh), 조격 (jogyeok) (Korean), instrumentālis (Latvian), įnagininkas [masculine] (Lithuanian), instrumentāl (Livonian), kes instrumental (Malay), ptš (Middle Persian), үйлдэхийн тийн ялгал (üjldexiin tiin jalgal) (Mongolian), үйлдэх (üjldex) (Mongolian), instrumentalis (Norwegian), narzędnik [masculine] (Polish), caso instrumental [masculine] (Portuguese), instrumental [masculine] (Portuguese), твори́тельный паде́ж (tvorítelʹnyj padéž) [masculine] (Russian), инструментал [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), instrumental [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), siedmy pád [masculine] (Slovak), inštrumentál [masculine] (Slovak), orodnik [masculine] (Slovene), caso instrumental [masculine] (Spanish), instrumental [masculine] (Spanish), instrumentalis (Swedish), తృతీయా విభక్తి (tr̥tīyā vibhakti) (Telugu), araç hâli (Turkish), araç durumu (Turkish), enstrümantal (Turkish), орудний відмінок (orudnyj vidminok) (Ukrainian), tạo cách (Vietnamese)
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          "roman": "gorciakan holov",
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          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
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          "roman": "tvorítelen padéž",
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          "roman": "inštrumental",
          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
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          "word": "інштрументал"
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          "lang": "Chechen",
          "roman": "köčalnig dožar",
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          "word": "коьчалниг дожар"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "gōngjùgé",
          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
          "word": "工具格"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jùgé",
          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
          "word": "具格"
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          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "instrumentál"
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          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "instrumentalis"
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          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
          "word": "instrumentalo"
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
          "word": "ila kazo"
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          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
          "word": "verkførisfall"
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          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "tólfall"
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          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
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          "word": "amboðsfall"
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          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
          "word": "instrumentaali"
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          "code": "ka",
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          "roman": "insṭrumenṭali",
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          "code": "de",
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          "word": "Womit-Fall"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "organikí",
          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
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          "code": "el",
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
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          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
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          "alt": "ぞうかく",
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          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
          "word": "造格"
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          "alt": "ぐかく",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
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          "roman": "bürdägç kiiskvr",
          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
          "word": "бүрдәгч киисквр"
        },
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          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "kömektes septık",
          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
          "word": "көмектес септік"
        },
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jogyeok",
          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
          "word": "조격"
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          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
          "word": "instrumentālis"
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          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
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          "code": "liv",
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          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
          "word": "instrumentāl"
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          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
          "word": "kes instrumental"
        },
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          "code": "pal",
          "lang": "Middle Persian",
          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
          "word": "ptš"
        },
        {
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "üjldexiin tiin jalgal",
          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
          "word": "үйлдэхийн тийн ялгал"
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          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "üjldex",
          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
          "word": "үйлдэх"
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          "code": "no",
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          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
          "word": "instrumentalis"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "narzędnik"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "caso instrumental"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "instrumental"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "tvorítelʹnyj padéž",
          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "твори́тельный паде́ж"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
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          "word": "инструментал"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "instrumental"
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        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "siedmy pád"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "inštrumentál"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "orodnik"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "caso instrumental"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "instrumental"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
          "word": "instrumentalis"
        },
        {
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "tr̥tīyā vibhakti",
          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
          "word": "తృతీయా విభక్తి"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
          "word": "araç hâli"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
          "word": "araç durumu"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
          "word": "enstrümantal"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "orudnyj vidminok",
          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
          "word": "орудний відмінок"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "case to express agency or means",
          "word": "tạo cách"
        }
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "gorciakan holov",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "word": "գործիական հոլով"
    },
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "gorciakan",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "word": "գործիական"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "word": "instrumental"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "word": "casu instrumental"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "tvórny sklon",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "тво́рны склон"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "tvorítelen padéž",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "твори́телен паде́ж"
    },
    {
      "code": "rue",
      "lang": "Carpathian Rusyn",
      "roman": "inštrumental",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "інштрументал"
    },
    {
      "code": "ce",
      "lang": "Chechen",
      "roman": "köčalnig dožar",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "word": "коьчалниг дожар"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "gōngjùgé",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "word": "工具格"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jùgé",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "word": "具格"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sedmý pád"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "instrumentál"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "instrumentalis"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "word": "instrumentalis"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "word": "instrumentalo"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "word": "ila kazo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "word": "verkførisfall"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "tólfall"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "amboðsfall"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "word": "instrumentaali"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "instrumental"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cas instrumental"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "caso instrumental"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "mokmedebiti",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "word": "მოქმედებითი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "mokmedebiti brunva",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "word": "მოქმედებითი ბრუნვა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "insṭrumenṭali",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "word": "ინსტრუმენტალი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Instrumentalis"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Instrumental-Kasus"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Instrumental"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Womit-Fall"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "organikí",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "οργανική"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "organikí ptósi",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "οργανική πτώση"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "word": "eszközhatározó eset"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "word": "eszközeset"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "word": "instrumentalis"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "tækisfall"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "caso strumentale"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ぞうかく",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "zōkaku",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "word": "造格"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ぐかく",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "gukaku",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "word": "具格"
    },
    {
      "code": "xal",
      "lang": "Kalmyk",
      "roman": "bürdägç kiiskvr",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "word": "бүрдәгч киисквр"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "kömektes septık",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "word": "көмектес септік"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jogyeok",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "word": "조격"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "word": "instrumentālis"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "įnagininkas"
    },
    {
      "code": "liv",
      "lang": "Livonian",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "word": "instrumentāl"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "word": "kes instrumental"
    },
    {
      "code": "pal",
      "lang": "Middle Persian",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "word": "ptš"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "üjldexiin tiin jalgal",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "word": "үйлдэхийн тийн ялгал"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "üjldex",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "word": "үйлдэх"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "word": "instrumentalis"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "narzędnik"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "caso instrumental"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "instrumental"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tvorítelʹnyj padéž",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "твори́тельный паде́ж"
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    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "инструментал"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "instrumental"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "siedmy pád"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "inštrumentál"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "orodnik"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "caso instrumental"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "instrumental"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "word": "instrumentalis"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "tr̥tīyā vibhakti",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "word": "తృతీయా విభక్తి"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "word": "araç hâli"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "word": "araç durumu"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "word": "enstrümantal"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "orudnyj vidminok",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "word": "орудний відмінок"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "case to express agency or means",
      "word": "tạo cách"
    }
  ],
  "word": "instrumental case"
}

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