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locative
noun
The semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the place of the state or action denoted by the verb
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ˈlɒkətɪv
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noun
The semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the place of the state or action denoted by the verb
noun
A case used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein.
“Languages that use the locative case include Armenian, Azeri, Belarusian, Catalan, Serbo-Croatian, Czech, Dyirbal, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Quechua, Russian, Sanskrit, Slovak, Slovene, Swahili, Turkish and Ukrainian.”
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Languages that use the locative case include Armenian, Azeri, Belarusian, Catalan, Serbo-Croatian, Czech, Dyirbal, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Quechua, Russian, Sanskrit, Slovak, Slovene, Swahili, Turkish and Ukrainian.
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