"objective case" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: objective cases [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} objective case (plural objective cases)
  1. (grammar) the form of a noun or pronoun used as the object of a verb or a preposition. Categories (topical): Grammar Synonyms: object case, objective Related terms: oblique case, grammatical case Translations (case of an object): objektisija (Finnish), cas régime [masculine] (French), cas objet [masculine] (French), Objektfall (German), 객격 (gaekgyeok) (alt: 客格) (Korean), 대격 (daegyeok) (alt: 對格) (Korean), 부림자리 (burimjari) (Korean), 빈격 (bin'gyeok) (alt: 賓格) (Korean), 목적격 (mokjeokgyeok) (alt: 目的格) (Korean), biernik [masculine] (Polish), nesne (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-objective_case-en-noun-KDm6qVZh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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