ditransitive

English

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Etymology

di- +‎ transitive

Adjective

ditransitive (not comparable)

1. (linguistics) Of a class of verbs which take both an object and an indirect object. An example is 'give', which entails a giver (subject), a gift (direct object) and a receiver (indirect object).

Translations

having both a direct and indirect object

• Breton: daoudranzitivel (br)
• French: bitransitif (fr)
• Georgian: ორპირიანი (ka) (orpiriani)

• Japanese: 二重他 (ja) (ふたえた, futaeta)
• Spanish: ditransitivo (es)

Derived terms

• ditransitivity

Related terms

• ambitransitive
• intransitive
• transitive

Noun

ditransitive (plural ditransitives)

1. (linguistics) A verb that takes both an object and an indirect object.