benefactive case

English

Noun

benefactive case (plural benefactive cases)

1. (grammar) A case used to indicate beneficiary, or the receiver of the benefit, roughly corresponding to English prepositions such as for, for the benefit of, in the interests of, intended for, or 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