Definitions For Ditransitive

Noun

DITRANSITIVE (plural DITRANSITIVEs) (grammar) A verb that takes both an object and an indirect object.

Adjective

(not comparable) (grammar) Of a class of verbs which take both a direct and an indirect object. An example is 'give', which entails a giver (subject), a gift (direct object) and a receiver (indirect object).

Synonyms

doubly transitive

Hypernyms

transitive

Derived terms

ditransitivity

Related terms

ambitransitive intransitive transitive

Translations

{{trans-top-also, having both a direct and indirect object, ditransitive verb}} Arabic: مُتَعَدٍّ إِلَى مَفْعُولَينَ, sc=Arab Breton: daoudranzitivel French: bitransitif Georgian: ორპირიანი, sc=Geor Greek: δίπτωτος, sc=Grek Persian: دوگذرا (dôgozarâ) Polish: dwuprzechodni Russian: двуперехо́дный Spanish: ditransitivo