Käändedoonorid

Käändedoonorid, sometimes referred to as case donors, are a grammatical concept found in some languages that analyze how case endings are assigned to nouns. Instead of viewing case as an inherent property of a noun or its syntactic role, the käändedoonor concept suggests that a specific noun phrase or even a verb within a sentence acts as the "donor" of case. This donor influences or directly assigns the appropriate case ending to other nouns or noun phrases that are grammatically linked to it.

This perspective is often employed in linguistic analysis, particularly when dealing with languages exhibiting complex case systems. It provides a framework for understanding why certain nouns take specific cases in relation to other elements in the sentence. For instance, a verb might be considered a käändedoonor, dictating the case of its direct or indirect object. Similarly, a preposition or a postposition can function as a käändedoonor, assigning a specific case to the noun phrase it governs.

The concept helps to explain phenomena such as agreement and case government. Instead of a purely lexical or syntactic explanation, the käändedoonor model offers a functional perspective on case assignment, highlighting the dynamic interplay between different parts of a sentence. It is a tool for analyzing the intricate grammatical relationships that determine the form of nouns in various linguistic contexts.