Accusative
/əˈkjuːzətɪv/
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Grammar Role
Understand 'accusative' to know who receives the action in a sentence.
'She hugged him tightly', with 'him' being accusative.
Pro Tip 2/3Direct Impact
'Accusative' describes the noun directly affected by the verb's action.
In 'We watched the game', 'game' is in the accusative case.
Pro Tip 3/3Phrase Clarity
Using 'accusative' correctly helps clarify who or what a phrase pertains to.
'They gave the tourists a map,' with 'tourists' being accusative.
Compare with
AccuseBlameCensureChargeCondemnDenounceImpeachIncriminating
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