indirect transitive en · ADJ
Meanings
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(not-comparable, of a verb) Taking an indirect object.
It is common, not only for perception verbs but also for verbs that convey a metaphorically directional action with partially affected objects (especially animate objects), to display canonical indirect transitive constructions.
2008, Mark Donohue, Søren Wichmann, The Typology of Semantic Alignment, →ISBN, page 209:French indirect transitive verbs, i.e. verbs which take an indirect object, cannot be passive.
1999, Monique L'Huillier, Advanced French Grammar, →ISBN, page 245:Overall children's performance on direct transitive event (e.g. girl crumpling a paper) was not significantly different from their performance on the indirect transitive event (e.g. man putting powder in a liquid that changes its color).
2008, Hindi-speaking Two-year-old Children's Development of Verb Constructions, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| indirectly transitive | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
pt transitivo indireto (grammar: taking an indirect object) · pl przechodni z dopełnieniem dalszym (grammar: taking an indirect object)