nominatibo
nominatíbo with stress marks
nominative
Usage Note
Nominatibo is a grammatical term referring to the nominative case, used in Philippine linguistics and language education when describing Tagalog or classical language grammar. It appears primarily in academic textbooks and formal linguistic discourse. In Tagalog grammar, the nominative case markers are ang (singular) and ang mga (plural).
Examples
" Nasa anyong nominatibo ang salita. "
Natural Translation
The word is in the nominative form.
Literal Translation
In form nominative the word.
" Ang paksa ng pangungusap ay nasa anyong nominatibo. "
Natural Translation
The subject of the sentence is in the nominative form.
Literal Translation
The subject of sentence is in form nominative.
" Sa pag-aaral ng balarila, mahalagang malaman kung kailan nominatibo ang isang pangngalan upang maintindihan kung sino ang gumaganap ng kilos. "
Natural Translation
In studying grammar, it is important to know when a noun is nominative in order to understand who is performing the action.
Literal Translation
In study of grammar, important known when nominative the one noun so-that understood who the performing of action.
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