indirect object
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indirect object
noun indirect objects
- A grammatical role of a ditransitive verb that manifests a secondary or passive participant in an action, often a recipient or goal.
- The object of a monotransitive verb that it is not in the accusative case, especially when it is in the dative case.
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noun grammatical term
| Español | complemento indirecto, objeto indirecto |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 間接目的語 kansetsu mokutekigo |
| 中文 | 間接賓語 /间接宾语 jiànjiē bīnyǔ |
| Português | objeto indireto |
| Français | complément d'objet indirect, COI, objet indirect, complément d'objet second |
| Deutsch | indirektes Objekt, Dativobjekt |
| Italiano | complementi oggetto indiretto, oggetto indiretto, complemento indiretto |
| Română | obiect indirect |
| Русский | ко́свенное дополне́ние kósvennoje dopolnénije |
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