The seven cases: overview
See how noun endings express subject, object, possession, direction, origin, means, and location.
Seven functions, usually five visible forms
Eastern Armenian has seven grammatical cases. For many inanimate nouns, nominative and accusative look alike; genitive and dative also often share one form. The exact genitive pattern varies by noun, so this lesson uses a regular example.
Case forms of “field”
| Case | Armenian | Transliteration | Core meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | դաշտ | dasht | field; subject |
| accusative | դաշտը | dashtə | the field; direct object |
| genitive | դաշտի | dashti | of the field |
| dative | դաշտին | dashtin | to the field |
| ablative | դաշտից | dashtits’ | from the field |
| instrumental | դաշտով | dashtov | through / by the field |
| locative | դաշտում | dashtum | in the field |
Forms in context
Դաշտը մեծ է։Dashtə mets e.The field is large.Pronunciation: ə is a short “uh” sound.
Ես դաշտում եմ։Yes dashtum em.I am in the field.
Մենք դաշտից ենք գալիս։Menk’ dashtits’ enk’ galis.We are coming from the field.Pronunciation: ts’ and k’ are aspirated.
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