ɐ dᵻɹˈɛkt kˈeɪs ɪz fˈaʊnd ɪn sˈɛvɹəl ˈɪndoʊɪɹˈeɪniən lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz, ðɛɹ ɪt mˈeɪ kəntɹˈæst wɪð ɐn oʊblˈiːk kˈeɪs ðæt mˈɑːɹks sˌʌm kˈoːɹ ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənz, sˌoʊ ðə dᵻɹˈɛkt kˈeɪs dʌznˌɑːt kˈʌvɚɹ ˈɔːl θɹˈiː ɹˈoʊlz ɪnðə sˈeɪm tˈɛns.
A direct case is found in several Indo-Iranian languages, there it may contrast with an oblique case that marks some core relations, so the direct case does not cover all three roles in the same tense.