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Ænglisc / Old English - Lesson VII - Grammar & Grammatical Cases III (The Accusative Case)
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Ƿesaþ ġē hāl!
If you missed the previous lesson (The Nominative Case) check it out here -
Now, this next Grammatical Case ties in nicely with the last.
If you don't know what a transitive verb is, click here -
Example I
:(ModE) The man slew the dragon .
(OE) Se ƿer slōh þone draca.
What is in the accusative here? draca, because it is the one being slain., as opposed to the man, who is doing the slaying.
Example II:
(ModE) I the love the cat
(OE) Iċ lufe þone catt.
What is in the accusative here? catt, because it is being loved, opposed to I, who am loving it.
Summary: The accusative case is used for the direct object of the sentence. How do you remember if a word in this case? Look for the pronoun and transitive verbs!
That is all for this lesson! For more information on NOM case, check out this video -
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I have a question : Does anyone speak this form of English nowadays? Thanks! ^-^
Not unless you are this epic guy ---> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLnwScGuOxVlaN5aV9in9ag/featured
No, it is not spoken nowadays, and has not been spoken since 1100-ish :)
That is the saddest thing to all.
I hope that with LEE's lesson, and these lessons, that it will be revived once again!
Hm...but isn't modern English a more evolved version of Old English? ^-^
No. ModE that adapted from Middle English is a lot difference from OE, as OE is a true germanic language, while ME and ModE were greatly influenced by the French Norman language that arrived in the 1066 conquest.
I hope that clears it up, and if not, ask more questions :)
Oh, I see. Thanks! ^-^ I would really like to follow you, but I don't want to be "spammed", sorry! >.<
Follow me in heart then good sir, and embrace OE as a new language-learning experience. <3
In all seriousness - to unofficially follow me, just bookmark my lesson page :)
Aah, I see. I want to learn Spanish to be able to communicate with and help a lot of people, since Spanish is a popular language. ^-^ It's quite easy, compared to English and Japanese, according to most people.
By the way, here's a lingot for your efforts to help the Duolingo community. Keep up the great work! ^-^
sorry (I call everyone sir :) thank you ma'am, for such a shiny lingot!
I get you, like I call everyone "dude". XD And I'm only 14, not technically a "maam". XP
still, I'm just strange!
Anyhow, next lesson we go through the genitive case!
Sounds good! : ) Are you learning Spanish here on Duolingo? I am. ^w^
