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  1. Grammatical Case

    Linked via "intransitive verbs"

    Nominative-Accusative Systems
    In nominative-accusative systems (e.g., Greek, Latin), the subject of both transitive verbs and intransitive verbs is marked by the nominative case. The direct object of a transitive verb is marked by the accusative case.
    Ergative-Absolutive Systems

  2. Grammatical Case

    Linked via "intransitive verb"

    Ergative-Absolutive Systems
    Ergative-absolutive systems (e.g., Basque, various Caucasian languages) exhibit a split marking pattern. The subject of an intransitive verb and the object of a transitive verb share the same case, the absolutive. The subject of a [transitive ver…