absolutif

l'absolutif
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., l’homme, le soleil).
masculine noun
a. absolutive
Dans cette langue, le sujet d'un verbe intransitif apparaît à l'absolutif.In this language, the subject of an intransitive verb appears in the absolutive.
b. absolutive case
En classe, nous avons comparé l'absolutif au modèle nominatif-accusatif que l'on retrouve en ancien français.In class, we compared the absolutive case to the nominative-accusative pattern found in Old French.
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