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(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, Quechua, Russian, Assamese, Turkish and Sanskrit. Extinct languages that used the instrumental case include Old English, Old Saxon and Old High German.
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instrumental case
Noun
(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,
Quechua,
Russian,
Assamese,
Turkish
and
Sanskrit.
Extinct
languages
that
used
the
instrumental
case
include
Old
English,
Old
Saxon
and
Old
High
German.
Japanese Meaning
文法用語としての「instrumental case」は、名詞が手段・道具や行為の主体（エージェント）を示す格を意味します。 / 基本的に、何かを行うための手段や方法、または使用した道具や器具を表す格で、英語では前置詞 “by” や “with” などにより示されることが多いです。
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(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,
Quechua,
Russian,
Assamese,
Turkish
and
Sanskrit.
Extinct
languages
that
used
the
instrumental
case
include
Old
English,
Old
Saxon
and
Old
High
German.
（ plural ）
