accusatives
Meaning
A grammatical case used to indicate the direct object of a transitive verb. (অপরাধ বলার জন্য আর্থিক জবাবদিহি)
Pronunciation
অ্যাকজুসেটিভস (ā'kyājusēṭivs)
Synonyms
direct object, objective case, compliment, receiver, object, patient, affected, target
Synonyms
In the sentence 'She kicked the ball', 'the ball' is the direct object.
In English, 'him' is an example of an objective case.
In the phrase 'I consider him a friend', 'him' is an accusative compliment.
In 'She gave him a gift', 'him' is the receiver.
In 'They painted the house', 'the house' is the object.
In 'The teacher sees the student', 'the student' is the patient.
In 'The wind broke the window', 'the window' is affected.
In 'He hit the target', 'the target' is the accusative.
Antonyms
In 'He runs', 'he' is in the nominative case.
In 'The cat sleeps', 'the cat' is the subject, not an accusative.
In 'The chef cooks', 'the chef' is the agent.
Nominative forms are different from accusative forms.
In this context, the bystander is not affected.
Here, the background is a non-target.
In 'She gave him a book', 'him' is the indirect object.
In the passive voice, it is not clear who the subject is.
Phrases
The success of the project is directly correlated to the amount of effort.
In many sentences, the accusatives serve as the center of action.
Accusatives are the point of focus in a sentence.
In a transitive verb structure, the accusative indicates the main participant.
Accusatives provide clarity in who is in the spotlight.