transitive verb
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transitive verb
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Coined between 1580 and 1590.
noun transitive verbs
- A verb that is accompanied (either clearly or implicitly) by a direct object in the active voice. It links the action taken by the subject with the object upon which that action is taken. Consequently, transitive verbs can also be used in the passive voice when the direct object of the equivalent active-voice sentence becomes the subject.
Opposite: intransitive verb
Thesaurus
noun
Opposite: intransitive verb
Translations
Every language
noun a verb that is accompanied by a direct object
| Español | verbo transitivo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 타동사 tadongsa |
| 日本語 | 他動詞 tadōshi |
| 中文 | 及物動詞 /及物动词 jíwù dòngcí, 他動詞 /他动词 tādòngcí |
| Português | verbo transitivo |
| Français | verbe transitif |
| Deutsch | transitives Verb, transitives Verbum, Transitivverb, Transitivum, Transitiv |
| Italiano | verbo transitivo, transitivo |
| Ελληνικά | μεταβατικό ρήμα metavatikó ríma |
| Română | verb tranzitiv |
| Русский | перехо́дный глаго́л perexódnyj glagól |
| Tiếng Việt | ngoại động từ, động từ ngoại hướng, tha động từ |
| العربية | فِعْل مُتَعَدٍّ fiʕl mutaʕaddin |
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