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comitative case

Noun

Meaning

comitative case (plural comitative cases)

(grammar) Noun case used to denote companionship. In English, this is usually expressed by the prepositional phrase in company with, together with or with, as in "with the house." Languages that use the comitative case include Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian, Inari Sami, Northern Sami, Skolt Sami, and Quechua. It is also found in many Australian Aboriginal languages, where it is commonly used to form names of places and languages.

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Examples

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

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

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