instrumental case

instrumental case
noun case used to express means or agency—and is generally indicated in English by by or with with the objective. Languages that use the instrumental case include Armenian, Croatian, Czech, Dyirbal, Slovene, Polish, Quechua, Russian and Sanskrit.

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  • Instrumental case — The instrumental case (also called the eighth case ) is a grammatical case used to indicate that a noun is the instrument or means by or with which the subject achieves or accomplishes an action. The noun may be either a physical object or an… …   Wikipedia

  • Instrumental — In stru*men tal, a. [Cf. F. instrumental.] [1913 Webster] 1. Acting as an instrument; serving as a means; contributing to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; as, he was instrumental in conducting the business. [1913 Webster] The head is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Instrumental errors — Instrumental In stru*men tal, a. [Cf. F. instrumental.] [1913 Webster] 1. Acting as an instrument; serving as a means; contributing to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; as, he was instrumental in conducting the business. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • instrumental — [in΄strə ment′ l] adj. [ME < MFr < ML instrumentalis] 1. serving as a means; helpful (in bringing something about) 2. of or performed with an instrument or tool 3. of, performed on, or written for a musical instrument or instruments 4. of… …   English World dictionary

  • instrumental — instrumentally, adv. /in streuh men tl/, adj. 1. serving or acting as an instrument or means; useful; helpful. 2. performed on or written for a musical instrument or instruments: instrumental music. 3. of or pertaining to an instrument or tool. 4 …   Universalium

  • instrumental — /ɪnstrəˈmɛntl / (say instruh mentl) adjective 1. serving as an instrument or means: *He … had been largely instrumental in bringing about the Union, which was now in process of being bloodily dissolved. –martin boyd, 1946. 2. of or relating to an …  

  • Instrumental (disambiguation) — An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without any sort of vocals.Instrumental may also refer to:*Instrumental case, a grammatical case, also called the eighth case *extrinsic, as in instrumental value in value theoryInstrumentals… …   Wikipedia

  • instrumental — in•stru•men•tal [[t]ˌɪn strəˈmɛn tl[/t]] adj. 1) serving or acting as an instrument or means; useful; helpful 2) mad performed on or written for a musical instrument or instruments 3) of or pertaining to an instrument or tool 4) gram. of or… …   From formal English to slang

  • Instrumental-comitative case — This case in Hungarian language contains the Instrumental case and the Comitative case at the same time. It is similar to the English preposition with .It may refer to the means of the action (with a knife, fork; by tram etc.) and to the person… …   Wikipedia

  • instrumental — 1. adjective a) Acting as an instrument; serving as a means; contributing to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; essential or central. He was instrumental in conducting the business …   Wiktionary

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