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Agentive Case
It is the case of the typically animate perceived instigator of the action identified
by the verb. This wording includes noun that are not animate like robots or
institutions.
Instrumental Case
The Instrumental is the case of the inanimate force or object causally involved in
the action or state identified by the verb.
Experiencer Case
It is the case where there is a genuine psychological event or mental state verb or
entity which receives or accepts or experiences or undergoes the effect of an
action.
Goal Case
Locative Case
The Locative is the case which identifies the location or spatial orientation of the
state or action identified by the verb.
Objective Case
Here the noun is an entity that moves or undergoes change and also a wastebasket
for cases that cannot be classified otherwise.