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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’.


=====Ablative=====
=====Locative=====
Many languages have an “ablative” case, though it rarely means the same thing from one language to another. In Adzaay, the ablative is the exact inverse of the dative, invoking the meaning of ‘out of’ or ‘from’.
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 possession and relation. There is a bit of overlap with the ablative.
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.


=====Oblique=====
=====Instrumental=====
The oblique isn't so much a case as an anti-case: This is the “Dictionary Form” of Adzaay nouns, and is not inflected at all. It is mainly used with adpositions, or for mentioning things in a list.
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====

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