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====Case==== | ====Case==== | ||
There are eight cases in '''Ahāmatya'''. Each case has a singular or plural form at suffixes to a singular, comprehensive plural, or partitive plural stem. Many cases are also used as objects of the preposition, many of which are predictable. | |||
===== Nominative Case ===== | ===== Nominative Case ===== | ||
The nominative case indicates the subject of a verb | The nominative case indicates the subject of a verb. | ||
====== Usage ====== | |||
* the subject of a verb | * the subject of a verb | ||
* the predicate | * the predicate | ||
* the object of most prepositions | * the object of most prepositions | ||
====== Formation ====== | |||
====== Examples ====== | |||
===== Accusative<sub>1</sub> Case ===== | ===== Accusative<sub>1</sub> Case ===== | ||
The accusative<sub>1</sub> case is one of two cases in '''Ahāmatya''' which indicates the object of a verb. | |||
====== Usage ====== | |||
* the object of an imperfective aspect verb | |||
* the object of some prepositions | |||
====== Formation ====== | |||
====== Examples ====== | |||
===== Accusative<sub>2</sub> Case ===== | ===== Accusative<sub>2</sub> Case ===== | ||
The accusative<sub>2</sub> case is one of two cases in '''Ahāmatya''' which indicates the object of a verb. | |||
====== Usage ====== | |||
* the object of a perfect aspect verb | |||
* the object of some prepositions | |||
====== Formation ====== | |||
====== Examples ====== | |||
===== Dative Case ===== | ===== Dative Case ===== | ||
The dative case indicates the indirect object of a verb. | |||
====== Usage ====== | |||
* the indirect object of a verb | |||
* the object of some prepositions | |||
====== Formation ====== | |||
====== Examples ====== | |||
===== Genitive Case ===== | ===== Genitive Case ===== | ||
The genitive case indicates ownership and origin. | |||
====== Usage ====== | |||
* ownership irrespective of time | |||
* origin of/from a location | |||
* partitive | |||
* topic of/about | |||
* some predicativity | |||
* composition or substance | |||
* the object of some prepositions | |||
====== Formation ====== | |||
====== Examples ====== | |||
===== Ablative Case ===== | ===== Ablative Case ===== | ||
The ablative case indicates origins that involve motion. | |||
====== Usage ====== | |||
* origins that involve motion | |||
* an originator of something given | |||
* the object of some prepositions | |||
====== Formation ====== | |||
====== Examples ====== | |||
===== Allative Case ===== | ===== Allative Case ===== | ||
The allative case indicates destinations that involve motion. | |||
====== Usage ====== | |||
* destinations that involve motion | |||
* direction at which an action is directed | |||
* the object of some prepositions | |||
====== Formation ====== | |||
====== Examples ====== | |||
===== Locative Case ===== | ===== Locative Case ===== | ||
The locative case indicates residence at a location in space or time. | |||
====== Usage ====== | |||
* location at a place in space | |||
* location at a place or period in time | |||
====== Formation ====== | |||
====== Examples ====== | |||