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JWKTL (Java Wiktionary Library) is a Java-based API that enables efficient and structured access to the information encoded in the English and the German Wiktionary edition, including sense definitions, part of speech tags, etymology, example sentences, translations, semantic relations and many other lexical information types.

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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

}