Instrumental case
In linguistics, the instrumental case indicates that a noun is the instrument or means by which the subject achieves or accomplishes an action. The noun may be either a physical object or an abstract concept. For example, in this Latin sentence: - librum stylo scripsi.
the inflection of the noun indicates its instrumental role -- the nominative stylus changes to the ablative stylo. English, lacking an instrumental case, might use a preposition (usually with) to express the same meaning: - I wrote the book with a pen.
The instrumental case appears in Old English, Sanskrit, and the Balto-Slavic languages. An instrumental/comitative case is arguably present in Turkish and other Altaic languages.
Sources Instrumental Case in Tamil language The Instrumental Case in Russian language What is instrumental case? Dictionary.com entry on instrumental case Prepositions Governing the Instrumental Case in Russian
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