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====Accusative==== | ====Accusative==== | ||
The accusative ({{sc|acc}}) typically signifies the direct object of a verb or the complement of certain prepositions. With verbs, it's usually the patient role, while with prepositions it is mostly used for motion towards, as in many Indo-European languages | The accusative ({{sc|acc}}) typically signifies the direct object of a verb or the complement of certain prepositions. With verbs, it's usually the patient role, while with prepositions it is mostly used for motion towards, as in many Indo-European languages. | ||
:''hurizí '''luvó''' aujá'' | :''hurizí '''luvó''' aujá'' | ||
:I have love.{{sc|acc}} for you. | :I have love.{{sc|acc}} for you. | ||
Here serving as the accusative of motion to a place | |||
:'''''Anglalandá''' tá hwaris'' | :'''''Anglalandá''' tá hwaris'' | ||
:To England.{{sc|acc}} you go. | :To England.{{sc|acc}} you go. | ||
Finally, it can be used to express spatial and temporal relations. | |||
:''sa búráze Anglalandán '''srinn ménárunn''''' | :''sa búráze Anglalandán '''srinn ménárunn''''' | ||