Meaning & use

nominative

adjective·Academic

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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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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