What does subject case mean?
Definitions for subject case
sub·jec·t case
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word subject case.
Princeton's WordNet
nominative, nominative case, subject casenoun
the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb
Wiktionary
subject casenoun
The nominative case, especially in the context of Old French grammar.
Wikipedia
subject case
In grammar, the nominative (case) (abbreviated NOM), subjective case, straight case or upright case is one of the grammatical cases of a noun or other part of speech, which generally marks the subject of a verb, or (in Latin and formal variants of English) a predicative nominal or adjective, as opposed to its object, or other verb arguments. Generally, the noun "that is doing something" is in the nominative, and the nominative is often the form listed in dictionaries.
ChatGPT
subject case
Subject case is a grammatical term used to denote the case of a noun, pronoun, or adjective which is the subject of a verb in a sentence. In English language, the subject of a sentence is usually the one performing the action of the verb, and it often comes before the verb in a sentence. The subject case is used to identify this actor or doer of the action in English grammar.
Matched Categories
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of subject case in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of subject case in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Translations for subject case
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- 主題案例Chinese
Get even more translations for subject case »
Translation
Find a translation for the subject case definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"subject case." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 23 Apr. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/subject+case>.
Discuss these subject case definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In