Oblique Case (Noun)
Meaning
Any grammatical case other than the nominative.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The indirect object in the sentence is in the oblique case, indicating that it is not the subject of the verb.
- In many languages, the oblique case is used to indicate the object of a preposition.
- The verb "to give" requires its indirect object to be in the oblique case, as in "I gave the book to him".
- The pronoun "whom" is in the oblique case, as it is the object of the verb "to see".
- In some languages, the oblique case is used to indicate possession, as in "the book of the man".