Meaning & use
nominative
Relating to the grammatical case that marks the subject of a verb in a sentence.
See it in a sentence
In 'she runs fast,' the pronoun 'she' is in the nominative case.
Latin nouns change their ending to show whether they are nominative or accusative.
A note on using this word
In English, only pronouns like 'I,' 'he,' and 'she' visibly change form for the nominative case.
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Words with an opposite meaning
accusativeobjective
Another way to use it
2. noun
The grammatical case, or a word in that case, that identifies the subject of a verb.
German dictionaries list nouns in the nominative before showing other cases.
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