Transitive

Noun CEFR B2

ˈtɹænzɪtɪv

Definitions

A transitive verb.

Equivalents

Españoltransitivo

Françaistransitif transitive

Deutschtransitiv

33 more languages

العربيةمتعد متعدي

Azərbaycan dilitəsirli

Българскипреходен

Catalàtransitiu

Češtinapřechodný tranzitivní

Cymraeganghyflawn

Ελληνικάμεταβατικός

Esperantotransitiva

Suomikulkeva muuttuva siirtyvätransitiivinen

Gaeilgeaistreach

Galegotransitivo

עבריתיוצא

हिन्दीसकर्मक

Հայերենանցողական

Íslenskagegnvirkur

Italianotransitive transitivo

日本語他動推移的

ქართულიგარდამავალი

한국어타동

Македонскипреоден

Монголтусах

Nederlandsoverdrachtelijk overgankelijk transitief

Polskiprzechodni

Portuguêstransitivo transitório

Românătranzitiv

Русскийпереходный

Svenskatransitiv

Türkçegeçişli

Українськао́бразний перехідний

Tiếng Việtngoài

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

B2

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

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See also

transitive closure transitive dependency transitive set transitive verb Transitively transitiveness

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