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Benefactive case


The benefactive case is a case used where English would use "for," "for the benefit of," or "intended for."

An example of a language with a benefactive case is Basque, which has a benefactive case ending in -entzat. Quechua is another example, and the benefactive case ending in Quechua is -paq.

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