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Sentences with ABSOLUTIVE

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Sentences

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"The absolutive case is used in some languages to mark the subject of an intransitive verb."
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"In Ergative-Absolutive languages, the absolutive case is used to mark the patient of a transitive verb."
3
"The absolutive form of this noun is used when it functions as the direct object of a verb."
4
"The absolutive suffix indicates that the noun is the direct object of the verb."
5
"In this language, the absolutive form of the noun is identical to its stem."
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"The absolutive marker is added to the verb to indicate the subject."
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"Inanimate objects are often marked by the absolutive case."
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"The absolutive argument always follows the verb in this language."
9
"The absolutive case is used to mark the theme of a sentence."
10
"The absolutive form of the noun is used in certain grammatical constructions."
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"The absolutive is a grammatical case used in some languages to mark the direct object of a transitive verb."
2
"In Hindi, the absolutive case is used to mark the object of a verb when it is not preceded by a postposition."
3
"Lakota, a Native American language, has an absolutive marker that is used to indicate the patient of a verb."
4
"The absolutive noun form is often marked with a specific suffix in languages that have an ergative-absolutive alignment."
5
"In Basque grammar, the absolutive case is the citation form of a noun that is used as the subject or object of a sentence."
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"The absolutive case is also known as the direct case or the object case in some linguistic traditions."
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"In Algonquian languages, the absolutive is a grammatical category that marks inanimate direct objects."
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"The absolutive is one of the cases in the tripartite system used in the Austronesian language family."
9
"Some languages with absolutive alignment use verb agreement markers that differ depending on whether the absolutive noun is animate or inanimate."
10
"The absolutive case is often contrasted with the ergative case in languages with an ergative-absolutive alignment."
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