ɐ dᵻɹˈɛkt kˈeɪs ɐbɹˈiːvɪˌeɪɾᵻd ɪz ɐ ɡɹɐmˈæɾɪkəl kˈeɪs jˈuːzd wɪð ˈɔːl θɹˈiː kˈoːɹ ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənz: bˈoʊθ ðɪ ˈeɪdʒənt ænd pˈeɪʃənt ʌv tɹˈænsᵻtˌɪv vˈɜːbz ænd ðɪ ˈɑːɹɡjuːmənt ʌv ɪntɹˈænsᵻtˌɪv vˈɜːbz, ðˌoʊ nˌɑːt ˈɔːlweɪz æt ðə sˈeɪm tˈaɪm.
A direct case (abbreviated ) is a grammatical case used with all three core relations: both the agent and patient of transitive verbs and the argument of intransitive verbs, though not always at the same time.