Instead, accusative is a grammatical case. Cases are how nouns and pronouns change their forms to indicate their grammatical function in a sentence. In English, we don't have cases for nouns, but they're very important in many other languages, including:
* German: Der Hund (nominative) / den Hund (accusative) - "The dog"
* Latin: Puer (nominative) / puerum (accusative) - "The boy"
* Spanish: El gato (nominative) / al gato (accusative) - "The cat"
The accusative case generally marks the direct object of a verb. This means it's the thing that's being acted upon.
Example:
* English: "The dog chased the cat."
* German: "Der Hund jagte die Katze." (die Katze = accusative)
* Latin: "Canis felis persequebatur." (felis = accusative)
Key points:
* No accusative case in English: English nouns don't change their form to indicate case.
* Accusative case in other languages: Many languages use the accusative case to distinguish the direct object.
* Direct object: The accusative case usually marks the thing that is directly affected by the verb.
Let me know if you'd like to learn more about cases in specific languages!