呼こ格かく

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

vocative case

Grammatical term for the case used when directly addressing someone or something. In Japanese, this is often marked by the particle よ or by context, rather than a distinct morphological form.

• ラテン語ごには呼こ格かくという格かくがある。

  Latin has a case called the vocative.

• 日本にほん語ごでは、呼こ格かくの代かわりに「よ」を使つかうことがある。

  In Japanese, 'yo' is sometimes used instead of the vocative case.