Accusative/əˈkjuːzətɪv/ Definition 1 of 2Pro Tip 1/3Grammar Role Understand 'accusative' to know who receives the action in a sentence. 'She hugged him tightly', with 'him' being accusative. Pro Tip 2/3Direct Impact 'Accusative' describes the noun directly affected by the verb's action. In 'We watched the game', 'game' is in the accusative case. Pro Tip 3/3Phrase Clarity Using 'accusative' correctly helps clarify who or what a phrase pertains to. 'They gave the tourists a map,' with 'tourists' being accusative.