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Pali Noun Declension A Grammatical Overview

Unlock Pali Nouns: Why They Change Shape & What the 8 Cases Do. Why it works: "Unlock" suggests gaining important knowledge. "Why They Change Shape" is a bit mysterious and intriguing. Mentioning "8 Cases" is specific to the content In Pali, a noun's shape changes to show its job in a sentence. Think of it like a noun changing its clothes for different activities. There are three main things that make a noun change its shape: 1. Case: This is like the job or role the noun plays. In Pali, case is called vibati. 2. Number: Is it one thing (singular) or more than one (plural)? 3. Gender: In Pali, nouns have gender, like masculine, feminine, or neuter. This is called grammatical gender. The case (the noun's job) is shown by special endings added to the noun. There are eight cases in Pali: • Nominative Case (potma vibati): This is for the noun that is the subject of the sentence, the one doing the action. Like "the man" in "The man is a hero". • Accusative Case (dutiya vibati): This is usually the direct object, the thing the action is done to. It's like asking "what?" or "whom?" after the verb. Like "the man" in "The sun sees the man". • Instrumental Case (tatiya vibati): This shows the tool used for an action. It can also mean "with" someone or something. Like "with the hand" in "The novice writes with the hand". • Dative Case (catutthi vibati): This is used for the receiver of something. It can mean "to" or "for" someone, showing who gets the benefit or the purpose. Like "to the farmer" in "The merchant gives a goat to the farmer". • Ablative Case (pancami vibati): This case shows that something is coming from something else. Like "from men" in "Beggars ask for food from men". It can also show the reason why something happens or being safe from something. • Genitive Case (chattthi vibati): This shows ownership, like adding 's in English. Like "of the uncles" in "The uncle's friend brings the vehicle". • Locative Case (satami vibati): This case shows where something happens (like in, on, at a place) or when something happens (like in the summer). Like "in the monastery" in "Disciples of the Buddha live in the monastery". • Vocative Case (ālapana vibati): This is used when you call out to someone. Like "O novice MJ" when calling to someone. So, Pali nouns change their form based on their job (case), how many there are (number), and their type (gender).