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=====Ergative===== | =====Ergative===== | ||
Ergative is used with the subjects of transitive verbs when there is a direct object present. | Ergative is used with the subjects of transitive verbs when there is a direct object present. (Only animate nouns can be in the ergative case.) | ||
=====Accusative===== | =====Accusative===== | ||
Accusative indicates a direct object. | Accusative indicates a direct object. | ||
=====Dative===== | =====Dative===== | ||
The use of the dative in Adzaay is slightly more restrictive than it may be in other languages. It specifically invokes the meaning of ‘to’ or ‘towards’. | The use of the dative in Adzaay is slightly more restrictive than it may be in other languages. It specifically invokes the meaning of ‘to’ or ‘towards’. | ||
===== | =====Locative===== | ||
The locative is used to indicate that the noun or noun phrase modified by an adposition is stationary. | |||
=====Delative===== | |||
The delative is the exact inverse of the dative, invoking the meaning of ‘out of’ or ‘from’. | |||
=====Genitive===== | =====Genitive===== | ||
The genitive deals with | The genitive deals with relationships between nouns. There is a bit of overlap with the possessive and delative cases. | ||
=====Possessive===== | |||
The possessive indicates the possession of one noun by another. Certain types of possession, however, such as inalienable possession (my father, your hand, her talent, &c) are expressed in the genitive. | |||
===== | =====Instrumental===== | ||
The | The instrumental shows a noun (phrase) being used to achieve a goal. It can usually be translated as ‘by’, ‘with’, or ‘by means of’. | ||
====Classes==== | ====Classes==== | ||