the nominative
The nominative is used for the subject of a sentence.
主格用于句子的主语。
主格
nominatives — plural of nominative
主格名词；主格语
The nominative case.
A noun in the nominative case.
In Latin, the subject of a verb is always in the nominative.
在拉丁语中，动词的主语总是使用主格。
用法提示：nominative作为名词，表示主格语法范畴。
The noun 'rosa' changes its ending to show it is the nominative.
名词'rosa'改变词尾来显示它是主格。
用法提示：nominative在此指代名词的主格形式。
He struggled to remember the nominative of the Greek word.
他努力回忆那个希腊单词的主格。
用法提示：nominative用作名词，指具体单词的主格形式。
The nominative is used for the subject of a sentence.
主格用于句子的主语。
This noun is in the nominative.
这个名词是主格。
The nominative of 'puer' is 'puer'.
'puer'的主格是'puer'。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a nominative for the position.
正确表达He is a nominee for the position.
Chinese learners often confuse 'nominative' (主格) with 'nominee' (被提名的人) due to the similar Chinese translation '被提名者' in some contexts. 'Nominative' as a noun refers to a grammatical case, not a person; use 'nominee' for a person who has been nominated.
grammar · medium
易错句子The cost is nominative.
正确表达The cost is nominal.
Chinese learners may mistake 'nominative' for 'nominal' because both can be translated as '名义上的' in Chinese. However, 'nominative' as a noun (or adjective) relates to naming or the subject case, while 'nominal' means very small or in name only.
主格（语法格）与名义上的（有名无实）意义不同，前者为语法范畴，后者为描述性形容词。
主格（语法概念）与主观的（基于个人感受）意义不同，前者用于分析句子成分，后者表示非客观判断。
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