, ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁orth ography ▁of ▁many ▁other ▁S á mi ▁languages . ▁ ▁Gram mar ▁ ▁C ases ▁ ▁L ule ▁S á mi ▁has ▁seven ▁cases : ▁ ▁N omin ative ▁ ▁Like ▁the ▁other ▁U ral ic ▁languages , ▁the ▁nomin ative ▁singular ▁is ▁un mark ed ▁and ▁indicates ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁a ▁predicate . ▁The ▁nomin ative ▁pl ural ▁is ▁also ▁un mark ed ▁and ▁is ▁always ▁formally ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁the ▁gen itive ▁singular . ▁ ▁Gen itive ▁ ▁The ▁gen itive ▁singular ▁is ▁un mark ed ▁and ▁looks ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁the ▁nomin ative ▁pl ural . ▁The ▁gen itive ▁pl ural ▁is ▁marked ▁by ▁an ▁- j . ▁The ▁gen itive ▁is ▁used : ▁ ▁to ▁indicate ▁possession ▁with ▁pre pos itions ▁with ▁post pos itions . ▁ ▁Acc us ative ▁ ▁The ▁accus ative ▁is ▁the ▁direct ▁object ▁case ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁marked ▁with ▁- v ▁in ▁the ▁singular . ▁In ▁the ▁pl ural , ▁its ▁marker ▁is ▁- t , ▁which ▁is ▁preced ed ▁by ▁the ▁pl ural ▁marker ▁- j . ▁ ▁In ess ive ▁ ▁The ▁in ess ive ▁marker ▁is ▁- n ▁in ▁the ▁singular ▁and ▁the ▁pl ural , ▁when ▁it ▁is ▁then ▁preced ed ▁by ▁the ▁pl ural ▁marker ▁- j . ▁This ▁case ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁indicate : ▁ ▁where ▁something ▁is ▁who ▁has ▁possession ▁of ▁something ▁ ▁Ill ative ▁ ▁The ▁ill ative ▁marker ▁is ▁- j ▁in ▁the ▁singular ▁and ▁- da ▁in