accusative
adjective/əˈkjuːzətɪv/
/əˈkjuːzətɪv/
(grammar)- (in some languages) in the form that a noun, a pronoun or an adjective has when it is the direct object of a verb, or connected with the direct object
- The accusative forms of the pronouns ‘I’, ‘he’, ‘she’ and ‘we’ are ‘me’, ‘her’, ‘him’ and ‘us’.
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