benefactive case

English

Noun

benefactive case (plural benefactive cases)

(grammar) A case used to indicate beneficiary, or the receiver of the benefit. It corresponds roughly to the English prepositions for, for the benefit of, in the interests of, intended for, and on behalf of.
Basque and Quechua are languages with a benefactive case.

Translations

case used to indicate beneficiary

Chinese:
Mandarin: 益格, 有益格
Dutch: benefactief (nl) m
Finnish: benefaktiivi
French: bénéfactif (fr) m
German: Benefaktiv (de) m
Japanese: 受益格 (juekikaku)
Norwegian: benefaktiv
Russian: бенефакти́вный паде́ж m (benefaktívnyj padéž)
Spanish: caso benefactivo m
Swedish: benefaktiv c

See also

Appendix:Grammatical cases

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