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ac·cu·sa·tive

accusative

 
pronunciation:
kyu z tihv
parts of speech:
adjective, noun
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: denoting, relating to, or in a grammatical case that usu. marks direct objects of verbs or objects of prepositions; objective.
In Russian, the word "book" in the sentence "I bought a book" would be in the accusative form since it is the direct object of "bought."
similar words:
objective
definition 2: accusatory.
 
part of speech: noun
definition: the accusative case, or a word marked by this case.
similar words:
objective
derivations: accusatival (adj.), accusatively (adv.)