Linguistic term for the grammatical case expressing means or instrument. Used in technical discussions of case systems.
In Russian, the instrumental case is used to express means or tools.
Dative case; marks the indirect object or recipient.
Genitive case; marks possession or relation.
Compound of 具 (ぐ, 'tool, means') and 格 (かく, 'case, grammatical case'). A straightforward technical term.