nominative case
The 'nominative case' is fundamental in understanding sentence structure, indicating the subject performing the action of the verb.
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Definition
C1Grammar
(technical, academic)The grammatical form that marks the noun or pronoun as the subject of a verb.
Example
- In the sentence 'The cat sleeps,' 'The cat' is in the nominative case.
- He is a teacher.' Here, 'He' is in the nominative case.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "nominative case":
nominative absolutenomen appellativumfirst declensionpersonal pronounnominativus pendens