adjective / noun
nominative
NAH-mih-nuh-tiv/ˈnɑːmɪnətɪv/
The grammatical case used for the subject of a sentence.
The pronoun “she” takes the nominative case when used as a subject.
Etymology
The pieces mean 'serving to name,' the description used in the Latin grammatical term for this case. In the selected sense, that naming function concerns the subject of a verb.
In context
Here again, Sabina is nominative
More examples
- In Latin, the subject of a sentence usually appears in the nominative.
- Use the nominative pronoun “I,” not “me,” as the subject.
- The exercise asks students to distinguish nominatives from accusatives.
Forms
nominative · nominatives
Similar words
- subjective
- Names the same case, especially when discussing English pronouns.