caso

Definitions of caso
  1. noun
    nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
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    nominativo
    the category of nouns serving as the grammatical subject of a verb
    barra
    any grammatical case other than the nominative
    acusativo
    the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb
    dativo
    the category of nouns serving as the indirect object of a verb
    genitivo
    the case expressing ownership
    vocativo
    the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed
    ablativo
    the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb
    type of:
    categoría gramatical, categoría sintáctica
    (grammar) a category of words having the same grammatical properties
  2. noun
    an occurrence of something
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    brizna, cabo, cacho, fragmento, moneda, parte, pedazo, retazo, trecho
    an instance of some kind
    vez
    an instance or single occasion for some event
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    suceso
    an event that happens
  3. noun
    a special set of circumstances
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    circunstancia
    a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
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