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package de.tudarmstadt.ukp.jwktl.api.util;

import de.tudarmstadt.ukp.jwktl.api.IWiktionaryWordForm;

/**
 * Enumeration of the grammatical case of a {@link IWiktionaryWordForm}. 
 * @author Christian M. Meyer
 */
public enum GrammaticalCase {

	/** Indicates the subject of a finite verb. Ask "Wer/Was?" in
	 *  German sentences (e.g., "_Peter_ liest"). */
	NOMINATIVE,
	
	/** Indicates the direct object of a verb. Ask "Wen/Was?" in
	 *  German sentences (e.g., "Peter liest _ein Buch_"). */
	ACCUSATIVE, 
	
	/** Indicates the indirect object of a verb. Ask "Wem?" in
	 *  German sentences (e.g., "Peter liest _ihr_ vor").*/
	DATIVE, 
	
	/** Indicates possession. Ask "Wessen?" in German sentences 
	 *  (e.g., "_Peters_ Buch ist spannend").*/
	GENITIVE; // 
	
	//ABLATIVE, // indicates movement from smth. or cause
	//VOCATIVE, // indicates addressee
	//LOCATIVE, // indicates locatoin
	//INSTRUMENTAL, // indicates intrument used for action

}