斜しゃ格かく

noun

oblique case

Linguistics term for any grammatical case other than the nominative (or unmarked) case. Used in discussions of case systems, especially in contrast to 主格 (nominative).

• 日本にほん語ごでは、斜しゃ格かくは助じょ詞し「に」や「を」で表あらわされることが多おおい。

  In Japanese, the oblique case is often expressed by particles like に or を.

• この言げん語ごでは、斜しゃ格かくと主しゅ格かくが形けい態たい的てきに区く別べつされる。

  In this language, the oblique case and the nominative case are morphologically distinguished.