In grammar, the essive or similaris case (abbreviated ess) marks nouns as definite periods of time during which something happens or an ongoing action is completed. It can also denote a temporary location, state of being, or character in which the subject was at a given time; in this last sense, the essive is often described as being equivalent to the English prepositional phrase "as a(n) ____".
In grammar, the essive or similaris case (abbreviated ess) marks nouns as definite periods of time during which something happens or an ongoing action is completed. It can also denote a temporary location, state of being, or character in which the subject was at a given time; in this last sense, the essive is often described as being equivalent to the English prepositional phrase "as a(n) ____".
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