accusative vs cause

accusative

noun
  • The accusative case. 

adj
  • Producing accusations; in a manner that reflects a finding of fault or blame 

  • Applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin, Lithuanian and Greek nouns) which expresses the immediate object on which the action or influence of a transitive verb has its limited influence. Other parts of speech, including secondary or predicate direct objects, will also influence a sentence’s construction. In German the case used for direct objects. 

cause

noun
  • A suit or action in court; any legal process by which a party endeavors to obtain his claim, or what he regards as his right; case; ground of action. 

  • Sufficient reason for a state, as of emotion. 

  • A goal, aim or principle, especially one which transcends purely selfish ends. 

  • The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result. 

verb
  • To actively produce as a result, by means of force or authority. 

  • To set off an event or action. 

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