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noun The accusative case is a grammatical case used to mark the direct object of a transitive verb.

adjective Accusative is an adjective that describes a noun or pronoun as being the direct object of a verb.

  • The accusative case is used in many languages to indicate the direct object of a verb.
  • In English, we use the accusative pronouns 'him', 'her', and 'them' when the person is the object of the verb.
  • I can't believe she accused him of stealing, that's so accusative!
  • Her accusative tone made it clear that she was not pleased with the situation.