transitive
- noun
- /ˈtrænzɪtɪv/
- Specialized
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verbo transitivo
- Teachers often explain that 'eat' is a transitive verb since you need to specify what is being eaten.
Examples
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When learning grammar, it's essential to recognize that a transitive verb needs a direct object for the sentence to make sense.
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One of the brilliant parts was combining technology from Transitive to create an on-the-fly translator of PowerPC executables called "Rosetta."
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In English, the verb 'give' is a transitive verb because it requires a direct object, such as 'the book.'
Synonyms
A verb that needs an object after it
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A verb that takes two objects, one showing who receives something and one showing what is received
How Transitive
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- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
transitive = transit (semi-transparent) = trans + it + ive
The term 'transitive' is derived from 'transit' with the suffix '-ive', indicating a quality or condition, but the specific grammatical meaning requires additional linguistic knowledge.
Etymology
The noun transitive comes from the Latin parts trans- 'across' and -ire 'to go', the same root as in transfer. So a transitive is a verb that 'carries' its action across to a direct object, and it needs that object to make sense.
