transitif

French

Etymology

From Latin trānsitīvus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʁɑ̃.zi.tif/

• Audio (France, Paris)

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• Rhymes: -if
• Homophone: transitifs

Adjective

transitif (feminine transitive, masculine plural transitifs, feminine plural transitives)

1. (grammar; of a verb) transitive (that takes an object or objects)

   Antonym: intransitif

Derived terms

• transitivement
• transitivité
• verbe transitif
• verbe transitif direct
• verbe transitif indirect

 

Related terms

• transition
• transitionnel

See also

• complément d’objet
• verbe auxiliaire

Further reading

• “transitif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.