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Accusative Case

Description:

The accusative case is a grammatical case used in various languages to indicate the direct object of a verb. In English, it is usually signaled through word order and prepositions rather than inflections.

Senses:

1. Grammatical Sense: The accusative case marks the direct object of a verb.
2. Linguistic Sense: The accusative case can also be used to express movement or direction, as well as time duration in some languages.

Sample Sentences:

• Grammatical Sense: She saw him at the party last night. ("him" is in the accusative case)
• Linguistic Sense: I am going to the store. ("to the store" indicates movement expressed through the accusative case)

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