Completar frases Common Cases across languagesVersión en línea Review of the most common cases across languages. Fill in the missing words. Some definitions have extra words. Spelling counts! por Lynn Santelmann 1 preposition transitive object subject agent accusative Nominative case is used in languages with nominative - systems . It expresses the or experiencer of a or intransitive sentence . It is usually the of the sentence . 2 patient direct Accusative subject possession movement intransitive preposition transitive case is is used in languages with nominative - accusative systems . It used for the or theme of the sentence . It is most often assigned to the object of a verb . Accusative case can also be used with the object of a that indicates . 3 uses toy motion noun dog possession owns Genitive case shows or ownership . It is assigned to the that the thing being possessed , e . g . , in the phrase " the dog's toy , " the is the owner . 4 object preposition recipient stationary direct motion indirect Dative case is used for a thematic role or the object of a . When it indicates a recipient , it is assigned to the object . When it is used for the of a preposition , it is generally used for or non - moving objects . 5 place means with in 'by' action Instrumental case is assigned to a noun to indicate that the noun is the by which an is accomplished . In English , this function is usually marked the prepositions 'with' or . 6 transitive absolutive subject Ergative case is used in languages with ergative - systems . Ergative case marks the of verbs . 7 transitive ergative subjects Absolutive case is used in languages with - absolutive systems . It is used for objects of verbs and of intransitive verbs .