Nota accusativi
Encyclopedia
Nota accusativi is a grammatical
term meaning "denoting accusative case
". It generally is applied to linguistic indicators of the accusative case, such as the use of the prefix "et" in Hebrew
, for noun
s in the accusative, which are indicated by use of the definite article
(i.e. "the").
To continue with the Hebrew example (here nota accusativi is abbreviated to nacc):
On the other hand, "I see a dog" is simply "Ani ro'eh kelev."
This Hebrew example is, obviously a specialized use of the nota accusativi, since Hebrew only uses the nota accusativi when the noun in question is definite.
In other languages, especially those that indicate case grammatically, there is usually a separate form (for each declension
, if declensions exist) to indicate the accusative case. The nota accusativi should not be confused with such case-forms, as the term nota accusativi denotes a separate particle indicating the accusative case.
Grammar
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term meaning "denoting accusative case
Accusative case
The accusative case of a noun is the grammatical case used to mark the direct object of a transitive verb. The same case is used in many languages for the objects of prepositions...
". It generally is applied to linguistic indicators of the accusative case, such as the use of the prefix "et" in Hebrew
Hebrew language
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, for noun
Noun
In linguistics, a noun is a member of a large, open lexical category whose members can occur as the main word in the subject of a clause, the object of a verb, or the object of a preposition .Lexical categories are defined in terms of how their members combine with other kinds of...
s in the accusative, which are indicated by use of the definite article
Definite Article
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(i.e. "the").
To continue with the Hebrew example (here nota accusativi is abbreviated to nacc):
| Ani | ro'eh | et | ha- | kelev. |
| 1s | see.sg.m | nacc | def | dog |
| I see the dog. | ||||
On the other hand, "I see a dog" is simply "Ani ro'eh kelev."
This Hebrew example is, obviously a specialized use of the nota accusativi, since Hebrew only uses the nota accusativi when the noun in question is definite.
In other languages, especially those that indicate case grammatically, there is usually a separate form (for each declension
Declension
In linguistics, declension is the inflection of nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and articles to indicate number , case , and gender...
, if declensions exist) to indicate the accusative case. The nota accusativi should not be confused with such case-forms, as the term nota accusativi denotes a separate particle indicating the accusative case.