comitative

Speech parts

1. comitative - Noun

2. comitative - Adjective

Meaning

comitative (not comparable)

(grammar) Of, or relating to the grammatical case that is used in some languages to indicate accompaniment.

comitative (plural comitatives)

The comitative case, or a word in this case.

Examples

Drehu In Drehu, there are two prepositions which can be used to mark Comitative. Source: Internet

Chukchi Chukchi uses a circumfix to express Comitative case. Source: Internet

For example, if the companions were “dog and cat,” it would be ungrammatical to move either “dog” or “cat” to the front of the sentence for emphasis, while it is grammatical to do so when there is a Comitative marker rather than a conjunction. Source: Internet

However, the Comitative case marker cannot be used if the companion has a plural marker. Source: Internet

In these languages, the comitative marker is usually a verb whose basic meaning is "to follow." Source: Internet

One language that uses adverbs to mark the comitative case is Latvian. Source: Internet

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