"substantive case" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: substantive cases [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} substantive case (plural substantive cases)
  1. (grammar) A case of second objects, being a derivation of the comparative case but intended for larger, more substantial objects, and used to join or combine one thing with another. It corresponds roughly to a variation of the accusative case: I understood him (him in the substantive case rather than the accusative, since no action is performed on the object). Languages that use the substantive case include Chechen and Ingush. Categories (topical): Grammar Translations (case of second objects, being a derivation of the comparative case but intended for larger, more substantial objects): хотталург дожар (xottalurg dožar) (Chechen), хотталура дожар (xottalura dožar) (Ingush), веще́ственный паде́ж (veščéstvennyj padéž) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-substantive_case-en-noun-ts9sFa4M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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