1. Nominative |
names the subject (who? what?) |
2. Genitive |
shows possession (whose?) |
3. Dative |
indicates the indirect object, recipient of the action (to
whom? to what?) |
4. Accusative |
indicates the direct object (whom? what?) |
5. Instrumental |
indicates instrument or means; or accompaniment (how? with
what? with whom?) |
6. Locative/Prepositional |
shows location (where?); indicates the object of the
preposition (about whom? about what?) |