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Case
Number
Gender
Part of Speech
N A T D R
Nominative Noun Names a person, place Thing, or idea
Adjective Modifies a noun (parsing will agree with the noun it modifies)
N
Genitive (of, from)*
G
Demonstrative Pronoun “this,” “that” & (ek) “these,” “those” Add MOT
Relative Pronoun “that,” “who” “what” “which,” “that which”
Genitive shows possession-“of.” This also includes Ablative, which shows separation “from.” Use “of” or “from” if no preposition.
Masculine
M
Feminine
F
Neuter
N
Dative (to, in by, with)*
ArTicle “The” (parsing will agree with the noun it modifies)
Indicates the SUBJECT (Could indicate predicate Nominative or predicate adjective if there is a being verb.
D A V
Dative receives action, especially as an indirect object. Includes Locative (shows location) and Instrumental (shows means) are included here.
Accusative
S
Singular How many? Just one. Example: Liz carries a purse.
Usually acts as the direct object.
Vocative Vocative is used when the speaker is addressing someone. “John, clean your room.” John is in the vocative case.
P
Plural More than one. Example: They carry purses.