<p>From "标准德语语法 Lehr- und Übungsbuch der deutschen Grammatik"</p>

<p>§ 1 名词的<strong>变格</strong></p>

<p>带定冠词的单数名词的<strong>变格</strong></p>

<pre><code>Singular   maskulin   feminin     neutral   man fragt  
Nominativ der Vater   die Mutter das Kind   Wer? / Was?  
Akkusativ den Vater   die Mutter das Kind   Wen? / Was?  
Dativ     dem Vater   der Mutter dem Kind   Wem?  
Genitiv   des Vaters  der Mutter des Kindes Wessen?
</code></pre>

<p>变格： change case
格： case</p>

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<p>It is just <a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A0%BC_(%E8%AF%AD%E6%B3%95)" rel="nofollow noreferrer">格</a>, while the Wikipedia page also lists 语义格 as a possibility.</p>

<p>格语法 is not acceptable, as it would mean a <strong>grammar</strong> of some kind, but not "case".</p>

<p>"case ending" might be 格词尾.</p>

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It seems to me that “语义格” is a bit dubious. Many sources say it means “semantic case”, which makes little sense to me. I’m a grammarian and I am not sure that it’s supposed to mean, as it describes all cases, many of which don’t have semantic functions. Thanks nevertheless :)
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<p>How do you call “grammatical case” in Chinese? I mean the property of grammar where nouns change based on their function in sentence, for instance like in Russian or to lesser extent in German.</p>

<p>I have found 语义格 and 格语法, the second one seems better. Are there better ways to say that?</p>

<p>Also: how to say “case ending”?</p>

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Wikipedia:格（casus，英语：case），也叫语义格
jukuu has 1 or 2 samples with 语法格 for grammatical case, but also just 格 for "grammatical case". 1.  any grammatical case other than the nominative.
 除了主格之外的任何语法格。 Also see Wikipedia on 印欧语系, "3个数和8个格" 3 numbers and 8 cases.  case ending:变格词尾,格尾 (see bkrs)
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How to say “grammatical case” in Chinese?
# How to say “grammatical case” in Chinese?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-09-08)

How do you call “grammatical case” in Chinese? I mean the property of grammar where nouns change based on their function in sentence, for instance like in Russian or to lesser extent in German.

I have found 语义格 and 格语法, the second one seems better. Are there better ways to say that?

Also: how to say “case ending”?

**Tags:** grammar, terminology

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Wikipedia:格（casus，英语：case），也叫语义格 jukuu has 1 or 2 samples with 语法格 for grammatical case, but also just 格 for "grammatical case". 1.  any grammatical case other than the nominative.  除了主格之外的任何语法格。 Also see Wikipedia on 印欧语系, "3个数和8个格" 3 numbers and 8 cases.  case ending:变格词尾,格尾 (see bkrs)  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2017-09-08. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

From "标准德语语法 Lehr- und Übungsbuch der deutschen Grammatik"
§ 1 名词的变格
带定冠词的单数名词的变格
Singular   maskulin   feminin     neutral   man fragt  
Nominativ der Vater   die Mutter das Kind   Wer? / Was?  
Akkusativ den Vater   die Mutter das Kind   Wen? / Was?  
Dativ     dem Vater   der Mutter dem Kind   Wem?  
Genitiv   des Vaters  der Mutter des Kindes Wessen?

变格： change case
格： case


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### Answer by username_3 on 2017-09-08. Score: 1

It is just [格](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A0%BC_(%E8%AF%AD%E6%B3%95)), while the Wikipedia page also lists 语义格 as a possibility.

格语法 is not acceptable, as it would mean a **grammar** of some kind, but not "case".

"case ending" might be 格词尾.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: It seems to me that “语义格” is a bit dubious. Many sources say it means “semantic case”, which makes little sense to me. I’m a grammarian and I am not sure that it’s supposed to mean, as it describes all cases, many of which don’t have semantic functions. Thanks nevertheless :)  

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