vocatif

le vocatif
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., l’homme, le soleil).
masculine noun
a. vocative
Dans « John, tu peux m'aider ? », « John » est au vocatif.In "John, could you help me?" "John" is in the vocative.
b. vocative case
Le latin avait un vocatif distinct pour certains noms.Latin had a distinct vocative case for some nouns.
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