intransitive verb

Noun CEFR B2

ɪnˌtɹænsətɪv ˈvɜːb

Definitions

An action verb which does not take a direct object.

Equivalents

Españolverbo intransitivo

Françaisverbe intransitif

Deutschintransitiv intransitives Verb Intransitivum

23 more languages

العربيةفعل لازم

বাংলাঅকর্মক ক্রিয়া

Bosanskineprelazni glagol neprijelazni glagol

Cymraegberf gyflawn

Ελληνικάαμετάβατο ρήμα

Suomiintransitiivi intransitiivinen verbi intransitiiviverbi

हिन्दीअकर्मक क्रिया

Hrvatskineprelazni glagol neprijelazni glagol

Magyartárgyatlan ige

Íslenskaáhrifslaus sögn

Italianointransitivo verbo intransitivo

日本語自動自動詞

한국어자동사

Nederlandsonovergankelijk werkwoord

Polskiczasownik nieprzechodni

Portuguêsverbo intransitivo

Românăintranzitiv verb intranzitiv

Русскийнепереходный глагол

Српскиneprelazni glagol neprijelazni glagol

தமிழ்செயப்படுபொருள்குன்றியவினை

ไทยอกรรมกริยา

Türkçegeçişsiz eylem geçişsiz fiil

Tiếng Việtnội động từ tự động từ

Examples

“In the English language, ‘sleep ⟳’ is an intransitive verb.”

““‘Feel ⟳’ is an intransitive verb in your sentence and is modified by an adjective.””

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Intransitively Intransitiveness intransitivity intransitivization intransitivizer intranslatability

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