Nominative — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb

serving as or indicating the subject of a verb and words identified with the subject of a copular verb

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈɑːmɪnətˌɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈɒmɪnətˌɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈɒmɪnətˌɪv/

4 syllables Say it as /nˈɑːmɪnətˌɪv/.

Examples

nominative noun endings
predicate nominative
nominative shares of stock

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

nominated subject case nominative case nominal

Antonyms

oblique

Parts of Speech

noun	the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb
adjective	serving as or indicating the subject of a verb and words identified with the subject of a copular verb “nominative noun endings”
adjective	named; bearing the name of a specific person “nominative shares of stock”
adjective	appointed by nomination

Word Forms

nominate

verb

put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Nominativ

die Kategorie der Substantive, die als grammatikalisches Subjekt eines Verbs dienen

🇫🇷French

nominatif

la catégorie de noms servant de sujet grammatical à un verbe

🇪🇸Spanish

nominativo

la categoría de sustantivos que sirven como sujeto gramatical de un verbo

🇮🇹Italian

nominativo

categoria dei sostantivi che fungono da soggetto grammaticale di un verbo

🇳🇱Dutch

nominatief

de categorie zelfstandige naamwoorden die dienen als het grammaticale onderwerp van een werkwoord

🇵🇹Portuguese

nominativo

a categoria de substantivos que servem como sujeito gramatical de um verbo

🇷🇺Russian

именительный падеж

категория существительных, служащих грамматическим подлежащим глагола

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कतार्कारक

किसी क्रिया के व्याकरणिक विषय के रूप में कार्य करने वाली संज्ञाओं की श्रेणी

🇧🇩Bengali

মনোনীত

বিশেষ্যের বিভাগ একটি ক্রিয়ার ব্যাকরণগত বিষয় হিসাবে পরিবেশন করে

🇮🇳Tamil

பெயரிடப்பட்ட

ஒரு வினைச்சொல்லின் இலக்கண விஷயமாக செயல்படும் பெயர்ச்சொற்களின் வகை

🇮🇳Telugu

నామినేటివ్

క్రియ యొక్క వ్యాకరణ అంశంగా పనిచేసే నామవాచకాల వర్గం

🇮🇳Marathi

नामांकित

क्रियापदाचा व्याकरणाचा विषय म्हणून काम करणाऱ्या संज्ञांची श्रेणी

🇮🇳Gujarati

નામાંકિત

ક્રિયાપદના વ્યાકરણના વિષય તરીકે સેવા આપતી સંજ્ઞાઓની શ્રેણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಾಮಕರಣ

ಕ್ರಿಯಾಪದದ ವ್ಯಾಕರಣ ವಿಷಯವಾಗಿ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುವ ನಾಮಪದಗಳ ವರ್ಗ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നാമനിർദ്ദേശം

ഒരു ക്രിയയുടെ വ്യാകരണ വിഷയമായി പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്ന നാമങ്ങളുടെ വിഭാഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਾਮਜ਼ਦ

ਇੱਕ ਕਿਰਿਆ ਦੇ ਵਿਆਕਰਨਿਕ ਵਿਸ਼ੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਨਾਮਾਂ ਦੀ ਸ਼੍ਰੇਣੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

نامزد

اسم کا زمرہ جو کسی فعل کے گرائمیکل مضمون کے طور پر کام کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

主格

充当动词语法主语的名词类别

🇯🇵Japanese

主格

動詞の文法上の主語となる名詞のカテゴリー

🇰🇷Korean

주격

동사의 문법적 주어 역할을 하는 명사의 범주

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đề cử

loại danh từ đóng vai trò là chủ ngữ ngữ pháp của động từ

🇹🇭Thai

เสนอชื่อ

ประเภทของคำนามที่ทำหน้าที่เป็นประธานทางไวยากรณ์ของคำกริยา

🇮🇩Indonesian

nominatif

kategori kata benda yang berfungsi sebagai subjek tata bahasa dari kata kerja

🇵🇭Filipino

nominatibo

ang kategorya ng mga pangngalan na nagsisilbing paksa sa gramatika ng isang pandiwa

🇲🇾Malay

nominatif

kategori kata nama yang berfungsi sebagai subjek tatabahasa kata kerja

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اسمي

فئة الأسماء التي تعمل كموضوع نحوي للفعل

🇮🇷Persian

اسمی

دسته اسم هایی که به عنوان فاعل دستوری یک فعل عمل می کنند

🇹🇷Turkish

yalın

bir fiilin gramer konusu olarak hizmet eden isimler kategorisi

🇮🇱Hebrew

נקוב

קטגוריית שמות העצם המשמשים כנושא הדקדוקי של פועל

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The primary meaning of 'nominative' is 'the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb'.

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Using 'nominative' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'nominative' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'nominative' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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