instructive case

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Definition of instructive case in English English dictionary

: noun case used to indicate means. It answers the question "how?", and in English, this is usually expressed by the prepositional phrase by means of, as in "by means of the house." Languages that use the instructive case include Finnish and (rarely) Estonian

Related Terms

instructive cases

plural form of instructive case

Hyphenation

in·struc·tive case

Turkish pronunciation

înstrʌktîv keys

Pronunciation

/ənˈstrəktəv ˈkās/ /ɪnˈstrʌktɪv ˈkeɪs/