Saami case use

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  • nominative = subject case
  • genitive/accusative = attribute, direct object, with pre- and postpositions, with numerals

Examples:

Dát (nom.sg.) lea (3rd.sg.) Inggá (gen.sg.) beana (nom.sg.) = This is Inga's dog

Mun (nom.sg.) oainnán (1st.sg.) dálu (acc.sg.) = I see a/the house

Lásse (nom.sg.) muitala (3rd.sg.) girjji (gen/acc.sg.) birra (postp.) = Lasse talks about a/the book

  • locative = where? from where? also used to express possession / quality of something

Examples:

Mun (nom.sg.) orun (1st.sg.) Duiskkas (loc.sg.) = I live in Germany

Ánde (nom.sg.) boahtá (3rd.sg.) skuvllas (loc.sg.) = Ante comes from school

Inggás (loc.sg.) lea (3rd.sg.) dállu (nom.sg.) = "With Inga is a house" = Inga has a house

  • illative = where to? also used to express dative meaning with pronouns
  • comitative = with who? with what?
  • essive = expresses a temporary state
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