Nominative Case

The nominative case marks the subject of a verb—the person or thing performing the action. In the sentence "The man sees the dog," "the man" would be in the nominative case.

The nominative is also used for predicate nouns and adjectives with linking verbs like "to be" (εἰμί). For example, in "Socrates is wise," both "Socrates" and "wise" are nominative.

Common nominative endings: • First declension (feminine): -α, -η • Second declension (masculine): -ος • Second declension (neuter): -ον • Third declension: various (-ς, -ξ, -ψ, or no ending)