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能格 (のうかく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

能のう格かく

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Meanings

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noun

ergative case

grammar

Linguistics term for a case that marks the subject of a transitive verb and the object of an intransitive verb in ergative-absolutive languages.

バスク語ごには能のう格かくがある。
Basque has an ergative case.
能のう格かく言げん語ごでは、他た動どう詞しの主しゅ語ごが能のう格かくで示しめされる。
In ergative languages, the subject of a transitive verb is marked with the ergative case.

Kanji

能ability, talent, skill
格status, rank, capacity

Similar words

絶ぜっ対たい格かく
絶対格 (absolutive case) is the case that pairs with the ergative in ergative-absolutive systems, marking the subject of an intransitive verb and the object of a transitive verb.
主しゅ格かく
主格 (nominative case) is the subject case in nominative-accusative languages like Japanese, contrasting with the ergative case found in other language types.

Etymology

Compound of 能 (ability, function) and 格 (case), likely a calque from Western linguistic terminology.