[ad name=”Adsense”] Maybe this post should be titled “Those Studying Languages that Don’t Involve Grammatical Case Changes are Lucky”… In a previous post, I’ve warned about the intimidating fact that, in many languages, prepositions signal that following words need to … Continue reading
Category Archives: Grammatical Cases
[ad name=”Adsense”] For those dealing with a language that involves changing words based on the use of various cases…we all feel your pain. A brief story: Me: “Imam voda.” (Incorrect Croatian for “I have water.”) A Croatian: “No, it’s imam … Continue reading
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[ad name=”Adsense”] This being the first post about grammatical cases, here is a brief intro…. Grammatical cases can initially seem like intimidating linguistic gunk for native English speakers or those with a background solely in the Romance languages. One of … Continue reading