Accusative case

Accusative case is the case primarily used to mark a direct object in a sentence.

Usages

1. Direct object

The main usage of the accusative case. Direct object is the thing or a person to which the action is directed to.

Examples

饜尠饜崁饜尰饜尠饜尳饜崈
"apples"
饜尠饜崁饜尰饜崈 - apple
m. a-stem inan.
acc. pl.
饜尣饜尠饜尡饜尠饜尶饜崌饜崉饜尠
"I bought"
饜尡饜尶饜尣饜尵饜尠饜尳 - to buy
H-II-饜尣饜尠
GenP BASE
past ag. ind. 1pSG
I bought apples.
饜尫饜尨
"with this"
饜尫饜尮饜崈 - this
m. instr. sg. (inan.)
饜尦饜尠饜尣饜尠
"with day"
饜尦饜尠饜尣饜崈 - day
m. a-stem inan.
instr. sg.
饜尮饜尳饜尶
"him"
饜尮饜崈 - he
acc.
饜尣饜尠饜崈饜尠饜崍
"saw him"
饜崈饜尠饜尮饜崍饜尠饜尳 - to see
S-V-饜尣饜尠
GenP BASE
past ag. ind. 1pSG
I saw him today.
饜尳饜尶
"now"
饜尳饜尶 - now
饜尡饜崏饜尯
"book"
饜尡饜崏饜尯饜崈 - book
f. sc-stem
acc. sg.
饜尠饜尳饜尠饜尯饜尶饜尳饜尵饜尠饜崊
"we two are / will be reading"
饜尠饜尳饜尠饜尯饜尶饜尳饜尵饜尠饜尳 - to read
H-II-饜尣饜尠
Imp BASE
pr. ag. ind. 1pDU
We (two) are reading a book now.

2. Intransitive stative subject

In stative statements (statements which use the objective forms of the verb) with intransitive verbs, the intransitive subject becomes takes the accusative form.

It only applies to intransitive verbs. Stative statements with transitive verbs have their subject in nominative case, even if there is no object present in the sentence.

Examples

饜尲饜尮饜尯
"me"
饜尮饜尯 - I
acc.
饜尣饜尠饜崈饜尰饜尠虅饜尮饜尦饜尠饜尮
"slipped me"
饜崈饜尰饜尨饜尮饜尦饜尠饜尳 - to slip
S-I-饜尣饜尠
GenP BASE
past obj. ind. 1pSG
饜尵饜尠饜尫
"and"
饜尵饜尠饜尫 - and
饜尣饜尠饜尦饜崅饜尠虄饜尶饜崈饜尠饜尮
"fell me"
饜尦饜崅饜尮饜尶饜崈饜尠饜尳 - to fall
S-IIa-饜尣饜尠
GenP BASE
past obj. ind. 1pSG
I slipped and fell.
饜尶饜尪饜崊
"us some"
饜崊饜尮饜尭 - we some
acc.
饜尨饜尮
"that"
饜尨饜尮 - that
饜尳饜尠饜崍饜尠饜尶饜崅饜尡饜尶饜尣饜尯饜尠饜尮
"walked us some and produced"
饜崍饜尠饜尮饜崅饜尡饜尠饜尳 - walk
S-III-饜尣饜尠
ProdP BASE
past obj. ind. 1pPA
,
饜尶饜尪饜崊
"us"
饜崊饜尮饜尭 - us some
acc.
饜崋饜尠饜尶饜崅饜尣饜尠饜尩饜尨饜尭饜崈
"please excuse"
饜崋饜尠饜尶饜崅饜尩饜尮饜尭饜尠饜尳 - to excuse
S-V-饜尣饜尠
GenP BASE
II ag. imp. 2pSG
Excuse us for muddling.
饜崈饜尮饜崁饜崏饜尳饜尮
"student"
饜崈饜尮饜崁饜崏饜尳饜尨饜尮饜崈 - student
GP-JAS: m. ja-stem
acc. sg.
饜崋饜尠饜尶饜崅饜尠饜尰饜尠虅饜尮饜崈饜尵饜尠饜尳饜崉
"as lecture"
饜崋饜尠饜尶饜崅饜尠饜尰饜尠虅饜尮饜崈饜尮 - lecture
nt. ja-stem inan.
form. sg.
饜尡饜尮
"by"
饜尡饜尮 - by
饜尠饜尳饜崈饜尠饜尮饜崈饜尰饜尨饜崁饜尠饜尮
"started sleeping him"
饜崈饜尰饜尨饜崁饜尠饜尳 - to sleep
S-VIId1-饜尣饜尠
IncP BASE
pr. obj. ind. 3pSG
The student fell asleep during the lecture.

3. Extent of time and space

Most often used with time to mark how long something takes, though it can also be used in spatial or more abstract contexts.

Examples

饜崉饜崊饜尮饜尳饜崈
"two"
饜崉饜崊饜尠 - two
a-stem
m. acc. du.
饜尦饜尠饜尣饜尮饜尳饜崈
"two days"
饜尦饜尠饜尣饜崈 - day
m. a-stem
acc. du.
饜尡饜尨饜尮饜尦饜尠饜尦饜尠饜尶
"you all shall wait"
饜尡饜尨饜尮饜尦饜尠饜尳 - wait
S-I-饜尣饜尠
Imp BASE
pr. ag. imp. 2pPL
Wait for two days.
饜崋饜尮饜尦饜崊饜崏饜崅
"four"
饜崋饜尮饜尦饜崊饜崏饜崅 - four
饜崍饜尨饜尮饜尰饜尮饜尳饜崈
"hours"
饜崍饜尨饜尮饜尰饜尠 - hour
f. 艒-stem
acc. pauc.
饜崈饜尠饜尮饜崈饜尰饜尨饜崁
"was sleeping"
饜崈饜尰饜尨饜崁饜尠饜尳 - to sleep
S-VIId1-饜尣饜尠
Imp BASE
past ag. ind. 3pSG
He was sleeping for four hours.
饜崋饜尮饜尶饜崈
"dude"
饜崋饜尮饜尶饜崈 - dude
GP-US: m. u-stem anim.
nom. sg.
饜崈饜尠饜尮饜尫饜崈
"six"
饜崈饜尠饜尮饜尫饜崈 - six
饜崌饜尮饜尰饜尶饜尲饜尨饜崉饜崅饜尵饜尶
"kilometres"
饜崌饜尮饜尰饜尶饜尲饜尨饜崉饜崅饜尶 - kilometre
nt. u-stem
acc. pl.
饜尣饜尠饜崅饜尠饜尳饜尳
"ran"
饜崅饜尮饜尳饜尳饜尠饜尳 - to run
S-III-饜尣饜尠
GenP BASE
past ag. ind. 3pSG
!
The dude ran six kilometres!

4. Respect (accusative variation)

In some cases accusative nouns may modify participles to display what part exactly was affected.

Examples

饜尠饜崅饜尲
"arm"
饜尠饜崅饜尲饜崈 - arm
m. a-stem inan.
acc. sing.
饜尣饜尠饜崊饜尶虅饜尳饜尦饜尨饜尦饜崈
"wounded"
饜崊饜尶虅饜尳饜尦饜尠饜尳 - to wound
S-IIb-饜尣饜尠
GenP PASS
past participle
m. nom. sg.
饜尣饜尶饜尲饜尠
"man"
饜尣饜尶饜尲饜尠 - man
m. an-stem anim.
nom. sg.
饜尣饜尠饜尩饜尮饜尲饜尮饜尭
"will come"
饜尩饜尮饜尲饜尠饜尳 - come
S-IV-饜尣饜尠
GenP BASE
pr. ag. ind. 3pSG
A man wounded in an arm will come.

Formation

Neuter accusatives, regardless of noun class, are always identical to neuter nominative forms.

Strong nouns

Singular Dual in. Dual an. Paucal Plural
nt. a-stem - -饜尮 -饜尮饜尳饜尠 -饜尮饜尵饜尠 -饜尠
m. a-stem - -饜尠 -饜尮饜尳饜崈 -饜尠饜尳饜崈
f. 艒-stem -饜尶 -饜尠虅饜尮 -饜尮饜尳饜崈 -饜尶饜尳饜崈
nt. ja-stem -饜尮 -饜尨饜尮 -饜尵饜尮饜尳饜尠 -饜尵饜尮饜尵饜尠 -饜尵饜尠
m. ja-stem -饜尮 -饜尵饜尠 -饜尵饜尮饜尳饜崈 -饜尵饜尠饜尳饜崈
f. j艒-stem -饜尵饜尶 -饜尵饜尠虅饜尮 -饜尵饜尮饜尳饜崈 -饜尵饜尶饜尳饜崈
nt. wa-stem -饜尶 -饜崊饜尮 -饜崊饜尮饜尳饜尠 -饜崊饜尮饜尵饜尠 -饜崊饜尠
m. wa-stem -饜尶 -饜崊饜尠 -饜崊饜尮饜尳饜崈 -饜崊饜尠饜尳饜崈
f. w艒-stem -饜崊饜尶 -饜崊饜尠虅饜尮 -饜崊饜尮饜尳饜崈 -饜崊饜尶饜尳饜崈
nt. i-stem - -饜尠 -饜尮饜尳饜尠 -饜尶饜尵饜尠 -饜尮
m. i-stem - -饜尠 -饜尠饜尮 -饜尶饜尳饜崈 -饜尮饜尳饜崈
f. i-stem - -饜尠饜尮 -饜尶饜尳饜崈 -饜尮饜尳饜崈
nt. ji-stem -饜尮 -饜尵饜尠 -饜尵饜尮饜尳饜尠 -饜尵饜尶饜尵饜尠 -饜尨饜尮
nt. u-stem -饜尶 -饜尶虅 -饜尠饜尵饜尠 -饜尵饜尶
m. u-stem -饜尶 -饜尶虅 -饜尠饜尳饜崈 -饜尵饜尶饜尳饜崈
f. u-stem -饜尶 -饜尶虅 -饜尠饜尳饜崈 -饜尵饜尶饜尳饜崈

Strong nouns ending with an 饜崈 in nominative have the letter dropped in accusative.

Standard accusative duals in masculines and feminines are "-饜尮饜尳饜崈" regardless of the class.

Plural accusatives in masculines and feminines always end in "饜尳饜崈".

Weak nouns

Singular Dual in. Dual an. Paucal Plural
nt. an-stem -饜崏 -饜尮饜尳饜尠 -饜崏饜尳饜尮 -饜崏饜尳饜尠
m. an-stem -饜尠饜尳 -饜尮饜尳饜尠 -饜尠 -饜尠饜尳饜尮饜尳饜崈 -饜尠饜尳饜尶饜尳饜崈
f. 艒n-stem -饜崏饜尳 -饜崏饜尳饜尠 -饜崏饜尳饜尮饜尳饜崈 -饜崏饜尳饜尶饜尳饜崈
nt. in-stem -饜尨 -饜尶饜尳饜尠 -饜尨饜尳饜尮 -饜尨饜尳饜尠
m. in-stem -饜尮饜尳 -饜尶饜尳饜尠 -饜尠 -饜尮饜尳饜尮饜尳饜崈 -饜尮饜尳饜尶饜尳饜崈
f. 墨n-stem -饜尨饜尮饜尳 -饜尨饜尮饜尳饜尠 -饜尨饜尮饜尳饜尮饜尳饜崈 -饜尨饜尮饜尳饜尶饜尳饜崈
nt. un-stem -饜尠虅 -饜尠饜尳饜尠 -饜尠虅饜尳饜尮 -饜尠虅饜尳饜尠
m. un-stem -饜尶饜尳 -饜尠饜尳饜尠 -饜尠 -饜尶饜尳饜尮饜尳饜崈 -饜尶饜尳饜尶饜尳饜崈
f. 奴n-stem -饜尶虅饜尳 -饜尶虅饜尳饜尠 -饜尶虅饜尳饜尮饜尳饜崈 -饜尶虅饜尳饜尶饜尳饜崈

Nominative singular of masculine and feminine weak nouns has the unablauted thematic vowel followed by 饜尳.

Standard accusative duals are identical to standard nominative and vocative duals.

Plurals are not ablauted and have an ending -饜尶饜尳饜崈- attached after the -饜尳-.

Consonant stems

Singular Dual in. Dual an. Paucal Plural
nt. ct-stem -ax -ax饜尮 -by饜尮饜尵饜尠 -cy饜尠
m. ct-stem -ax -ax饜尶虅 -ax饜尠 -by饜尠饜尳饜崈 -cy饜尶饜尳饜崈
f. ct-stem -ax -ax饜尶虅 -by饜尠饜尳饜崈 -cy饜尶饜尳饜崈
nt. d-ct-stem -ax -ax饜尠 -ax饜尶虅 -by饜尶虅饜崈 -cy饜尮

This table uses the generalized consonant stem notation.

Singular common and derived neuter consonant stems have the shortened unablauted vowel with a null-ending.

Standard common duals are unablauted and have an ending "-饜尶虅".

Common paucals are ablauted and have an ending "-饜尠饜尳饜崈".

Common plurals are ablauted and have an ending "-饜尶饜尳饜崈".

Static consonant stems

Singular Dual in. Dual an. Paucal Plural
nt. sc-stem - -饜尶饜尭饜尮 -饜尶饜尭饜尮饜尵饜尠 -饜尶饜尭
m. sc-stem - -饜崈 -饜尠 -饜尠饜尳饜崈 -饜尶饜尳饜崈
f. sc-stem - -饜崈 -饜尠饜尳饜崈 -饜尶饜尳饜崈
m. nd-stem - -饜崈 -饜尠 -饜尮饜尳饜崈 -饜尠饜尳饜崈

Masculine-feminine consonant stems and nd-stems all have a null ending in singular and "-饜尮饜尳饜崈" in standard duals.

Masculine-feminine consonant stems have a plural ending "-饜尶饜尳饜崈" while masculine nd-stems have ending "-饜尠饜尳饜崈" instead.