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 '''Nominals'''
-Nominals are marked for case in Eska.  Object case takes the suffix -a.
+Nominals are marked for case in Eska.  Object case takes the suffix -a.  Dative case takes the suffix -i  Agent case takes the suffix -o.
+''Object Case''
+The Object case is marked by -a.  It is the most neutral case.  Please do not confuse the Object case with a direct object.  Eska does not recognize syntactic categories such as subject, direct object, and indirect object.
 examples:
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 Sac iz vidine ip mani '''misa'''.  The man saw a woman.
 Sac iz vidise ip mani '''ava'''.  The man spied a bird.
-Sac iz baytine op mano '''kara'''.  The man bought a car.
+Sac iz baytile op mano '''kara'''.  The man bought a car.
-Sac az imoxine mani hapa.  The man is happy.  (The man feels happiness.)
+Sac az imoxine mani '''hapa'''.  The man is happy.  (The man feels happiness.)
+Sac az azine ip misi '''buka'''.  The woman has a book.
+Sac az atine ap '''kida''' husi.  The child is at home.
+Sac az wezine ap '''doga''' 70 pondi.  The dog weighs 70 pounds.
+Sac az talane ap '''mana'''.  The man is tall.
+''Agent Case''
+The Agent case is marked by -o  It marks the agent responsible for the action of a Causative verb.
+examples:
+Sac iz vidine op '''mano''' ip misi ava.  The man showed the woman a bird.
+Sac iz baytine op '''mano''' kara.  The man bought a car.
+Sac iz azine op '''mano''' ip misi buka.  The man gave the woman a book.
+Sac iz dedale op '''mano''' ap misa.  The man killed the woman.
+Sac iz wakine op '''kido''' doga ip parki.  The child walked the dog at the park.
+'''Dative Case'''
+The Dative case is a hypercase of mutually exclusive cases including: Experiencer, Benefactor, Location, Time, and Range.  The Experiencer case occurs with the Experiential Domain.  The Benefactor case occurs with the Benefactive Domain. The Location case occurs with the Locative Domain.  The Time case occurs with the Temporal Domain.  And the Range case occurs with the Range Domain.
+''Experiencer Case''
+examples:
+Sac iz vidine ip '''misi''' mana.  The woman saw a man.
+Sac iz vidise ip '''misi''' mana.  The woman spied a man.
+Sac iz hirine ip '''misi''' ap songa.  The woman heard the song.
+Sac iz smelise ip '''misi''' flora.  The woman smelled a flower.
+Sac iz hotine ip '''mani''' doga.  The man thought about a dog.
+Sac iz kognizine ip '''misi''' spanixa.  The woman knows Spanish.
+Sac iz nowine ip '''mani''' ap misa.  The man knows the woman.
+Sac az bilivine ip '''mani''' Goda.  The man believes in God.
+Sac iz hirile iop misio ap songa.  The woman listened to the song.
+''Benefactor Case''
+examples:
+Sac iz
+''Location Case''
+examples:
+Sac iz
+''Time Case''
+examples:
+Sac iz
+''Range Case''
+examples:
+Sac iz