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==== Accusative-dative ==== | ==== Accusative-dative ==== | ||
The [[w:Accusative case|accusative]]-[[w:Dative case|dative]] case ({{interlinear |ACC}}) is used to mark the | The [[w:Accusative case|accusative]]-[[w:Dative case|dative]] case ({{interlinear |ACC}}) has limited use in the nominative and ergative verb paradigms, and is used only to mark the theme, or direct object, of ditransitive verbs. However because of this, it is commonly seen in [[w:Applicative voice|applicative]] clauses. In the nominative paradigm, the old indirect argument is moved to the accusative case, with the new applicative argument taking the indirect case. In the ergative paradigm, the applicative argument is added directly into the accusative case. | ||
:{{interlinear | box = yes | :{{interlinear | box = yes | ||
| tego oyel lla harina | | llo sorelo a-hego llos garinos | ||
| 1SG-DIR.EMP see-ERG.1SG DEF-T.IND.SG priest-IND.SG | | DEF-T.ACC.SG wardrobe-ACC.SG BEN<nowiki>=</nowiki>make-NOM.1SG DEF-T.IND.PL friend-IND.PL | ||
|'The priest sees me'}} | |'I am making a wardrobe for my friends'}} | ||
:{{interlinear | box = yes | |||
| tego en-oyel lla harina llo cuerço | |||
| 1SG-DIR.EMP LOC<nowiki>=</nowiki>see-ERG.1SG DEF-T.IND.SG priest-IND.SG DEF-C.ACC.SG market-ACC.SG | |||
|'The priest sees me in the market'}} | |||
The accusative-dative can also be used with the ''a''-[[w:Applicative voice|applicative]] to mark the [[w:Benefactive case|benefactor]] of an action, or with the ''co''-applicative to mark [[w:comitative case|accompaniment]]. | The accusative-dative can also be used with the ''a''-[[w:Applicative voice|applicative]] to mark the [[w:Benefactive case|benefactor]] of an action, or with the ''co''-applicative to mark [[w:comitative case|accompaniment]]. | ||