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====A Note about the Nomenclature of Cases====
====A Note about the Nomenclature of Cases====


This reference is intended mainly for the benefit of those who would like to learn Brooding, but who may not have an extensive background in languages or linguistics. Throughout this text, the three cases are referred to as “Subject,” “Object,” and “Possessive.” These are slightly under-specific, but are hopefully clear to the lay-person learning the language. It would probably be better from a linguistic point of view to refer to the object case as “accusative,” the possessive as “genitive,” and the subject case as either “nominative” and/or “oblique.” (Although the default “subject” case is used for the subject, it is also used after prepositions and in other positions where the label of nominative is not appropriate.)
This reference is intended mainly for the benefit of those who would like to learn Brooding, but who may not have an extensive background in languages or linguistics. Throughout this text, the three cases found in Brooding are referred to as “Subject,” “Object,” and “Possessive.” These are slightly under-specific, but are hopefully clear to the lay-person learning the language. It would probably be better from a linguistic point of view to refer to the object case as “accusative,” the possessive as “genitive,” and the subject case as either “nominative” and/or “oblique.” (Although the default “subject” case is used for the subject, it is also used after prepositions and in other positions where the label of nominative is not appropriate.)


=== Modifying Nouns ===
=== Modifying Nouns ===