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===Cases===
===Cases===
Foħθīrix nouns do decline, according to an ''nominative-accusative'' system with '''7 cases''':
Cažorih nouns do decline, according to a ''nominative-accusative'' system with '''4 cases''':
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| '''Nominative'''  || <small>This case marks the subject of a verb. It is regarded as the citation form of the noun.</small>
| '''Nominative'''  || <small>This case marks the subject of a verb. It is regarded as the citation form of the noun.</small>
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| '''Accusative'''  || <small>This case marks the direct object of a verb. It is also used with some preposition. It also marks the direct object (i.e. the patient) in a passive construction and with participles. It is regarded as the base form of the noun, and it is used as the vocative form.</small>
| '''Accusative'''  || <small>This case marks the direct object of a verb. It is also used with some postpositions. It is regarded as the base form of the noun, and it is used as the vocative form.</small>
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| '''Genitive'''  || <small>This case marks possession and belonging, either intentional, unintentional, or indirect.</small>
| '''Genitive'''  || <small>This case marks possession and belonging, either intentional, unintentional, or indirect.</small>
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| '''Dative'''  || <small>This case marks primarily the indirect object. It can also mark, to a limited extent, the final purpose of an action or a state.</small>
| '''Dative'''  || <small>This case marks primarily the indirect object.</small>
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| '''Ablative'''  || <small>This case marks the origin of an action or a state. It also marks the subject (i.e. the agent) in a passive construction and with participles.</small>
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| '''Instrumental'''  || <small>This case marks the tool or the instrument which are used to perform an action or to be in a certain state. It can be used only with nouns belonging to class II.</small>
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| '''Locative'''  || <small>This case marks the place where an action is performed, or a certain state exist (''stative location''). It can also have a temporal value. It can be used only with nouns belonging to the class II.</small>
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Other types of clause complements are conveyed using various ''prepositions'', which can select one or more cases.
A class I noun, referring thus to an intrinsically animate entity, cannot generally be declined in the instrumental or locative case.

Revision as of 05:32, 30 April 2025

Cases

Cažorih nouns do decline, according to a nominative-accusative system with 4 cases:

Case
Meaning
Nominative This case marks the subject of a verb. It is regarded as the citation form of the noun.
Accusative This case marks the direct object of a verb. It is also used with some postpositions. It is regarded as the base form of the noun, and it is used as the vocative form.
Genitive This case marks possession and belonging, either intentional, unintentional, or indirect.
Dative This case marks primarily the indirect object.
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