Intransitive

Noun CEFR C1

ɪnˈtɹænsətɪv

Definitions

An intransitive verb.

Equivalents

Españolintransitivo

Françaisintransitif intransitive

Deutschintransitiv

29 more languages

العربيةاللازم لازم

Българскинепреходен

বাংলাঅকর্মক ক্রিয়া

Catalàintransitiu

Cymraegcyflawn

Danskintransitiv

Ελληνικάαμετάβατος

Esperantonetransitiva

Suomiintransitiivi intransitiivinen

Gaeilgeneamhaistreach

Galegointransitivo

Magyartárgyatlan

Հայերենանանցողական

Italianointransitive intransitivo

日本語自動

ქართულიგარდაუვალი

한국어자동

Latinaintrānsitīvus

Македонскинепреоден

Nederlandsintransitief onovergangelijk

Polskinieprzechodni

Portuguêsintransitivo

Românăintranzitiv

Русскийнепереходный

Shqipjokalimtar

Türkçegeçişsiz

Українськанеперехідни́й

Tiếng Việtnồi

Examples

“This means that subcategorization properties do not allow ⟳ us to distinguish between transitives and intransitives (both types of verbs are allowed, but not obliged, to take ⟳ a direct ⟳ object).”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

intransitive preposition intransitive verb Intransitively Intransitiveness intransitivity intransitivization

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