absolutive case
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(grammar) case used to indicate the patient or experiencer of a verb’s action. The absolutive case is used to mark the subject of an intransitive verb, as well as the object of a transitive verb (inasmuch as they are codified in the English nominative-accusative system). Some languages that employ the absolutive case include Abkhaz, Basque, Chechen, Dyirbal, Hindi, Inuktitut, Hiligaynon, and Yup'ik.
absolutive case
The textbook explains how the absolutive case marks the subject of intransitive verbs and the object of transitive verbs in many ergative languages.
The textbook explains how the absolutive case marks the subject of intransitive verbs and the object of transitive verbs in many ergative languages.
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