In some languages, a noun changes shape to show its job in the sentence. The accusative is the shape that says “this is the thing the verb is acting on” — the direct object — and sometimes the object of a preposition. You meet it in Latin, German, Greek, Russian, and other case languages.

In some languages在某些語言裡， a noun名詞 changes shape會改變形狀， to show its job in the sentence用來表示它在句子裡扮演的角色。 The accusativeaccusative（受格） is the shape就是那種形狀 that says "this is the thing the verb is acting on"表示「這是動詞作用的對象」 — the direct object也就是直接受詞 — and and sometimes the object of a preposition有時候也是介系詞的受詞。 You你 meet it會遇到它 in Latin拉丁文、 German德文、 Greek希臘文、 Russian俄文、 and and other case languages其他有格位變化的語言裡。

English has almost given this system up, though actually we still have a little left: him, her, them, me, us sit in that object slot, while he, she, they, I, we do not.

EnglishEnglish has almost given this system up幾乎已經放棄了這套系統， though actually不過其實 we still have a little left還留了一點點： him, her, them, me, ushim、her、them、me、us sit in that object slot就是放在那個受詞位置上的形式， while而 he, she, they, I, wehe、she、they、I、we do not則不是。

Teachers also say “accusative case.” The name looks like accuse because Latin built accūsātīvus by copying a Greek grammar word, and it sits on the same Latin verb as accuse. It is not about blaming people.

Teachers老師 also say也會說 "accusative case."「accusative case」。 The name這個名字 looks like accuse看起來很像 accuse（指控） because是因為 Latin built accūsātīvus拉丁文的 accūsātīvus by copying a Greek grammar word是照抄一個希臘文文法用詞造出來的， and而 it sits on the same Latin verb as accuse它剛好和拉丁動詞 accuse 用的是同一個字根。 It它 is not about blaming people跟責怪人一點關係都沒有。