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subjective case

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English

Syllables
sub-jec-tive -case
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The form of a noun or pronoun used as the subject of a finite verb. In the active voice this is the agent, in the passive voice the subject is the receiver of the action. In both cases the subject is the thing subjected to what is said about it, it is the “topic of the statement”.

Inflected Forms

subjective cases (plural)

Phrases

grammatical case

Frequently Paired Words

grammatical case

Synonyms

subject case nominative case

Antonyms

objective case

Questions

What does subjective case mean?
The form of a noun or pronoun used as the subject of a finite verb. In the active voice this is the agent, in the passive voice the subject is the receiver of the action. In both cases the subject is the thing subjected to what is said about it, it is the “topic of the statement”.

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