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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
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主格
The nominative case.
The nominative is used for the subject of a sentence.
主格用于句子的主语。
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。
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。
He struggled to remember the nominative of the Greek word.
他努力回忆那个希腊单词的主格。
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'。
Not this
He is a nominative for the position.
Use this
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.
Not this
The cost is nominative.
Use this
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.
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