Adjective

intransitive (not comparable)

  1. (grammar, of a verb) Not transitive: not having, or not taking, a direct object.
    The word "drink" is a transitive verb in "they drink wine", but an intransitive one in "they drink."

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French

Adjective

intransitive

  1. Feminine form of intransitif.

Italian

Adjective

intransitive pl.

  1. Feminine form of intransitivo.

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Mon Aug 23 13:09:10 2010

In grammar, an intransitive verb is a verb that is associated with only one noun or noun phrase. The number of noun phrases associated with a verb is known in linguistics as its valency, and so an intransitive verb is also called a univalent verb. In English, this one noun is the subject and so an intransitive verb is commonly said to have no object; this distinguishes it from a transitive verb, which has a valency greater than one. Examples of intransitive verbs include to die and to sleep. Transitive verbs include to kill and to buy.

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Fri Aug 20 10:59:07 2010

Can someone please explain transitive and intransitive verbs?
Q. Can someone please explain transitive and intransitive verbs on a simple and understandable way, thanks!!
Asked by vi0letah0lic! - Sun Jul 13 05:17:47 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. well the transitive verbs are doing with the objects. Like "I give my son money every morning" here the transitive verb is "give". however, in intransitive verbs, they have nothing to do with the objects or there is no object in the sentence. Like "You talk too much" so here the verb "talk" doesn't have an object to refer to. It is only about whether it verb has an object to refer to or not.
Answered by Alex - Sun Jul 13 05:34:49 2008

Can someone explain Japanese transitive and intransitive sentences?
Q. We just covered this in class and I am having problems understanding the concept so can someone explain them simply? Thanks in advance!!!
Asked by Angelus - Mon Sep 14 02:32:17 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. basically an intransitive situation is one where there is nobody "doing" an action, the action happens by itself. For example, imagine an automatic door closing by itself. In english we use the passive form to describe this.. i.e. I close the door (active) The door closes But in Japanese they have a special type of verb specifically for this situation, the intransitive verb. Because there is no "acting person" in this sentence you can't use the "wo" particle, because that is for people doing things.. instead you use "ga". for a lot of verbs it makes no sense to have an intransitive form. eg. "to eat".. there is no time when a apple will eat itself so there is no intransitive form of "to eat". check these out
Answered by Mrs Thievery - Mon Sep 14 08:47:54 2009

tell me the verb in these sentences are transitve or intransitive?
Q. 1.the children collect stamps.2.arolling stone gathers no moss.3.everyone tries very hard.4.he reads late into the night.5.they were told to keep quiet.6.always drive carefully.7.the team trains regularly.8.he got angry with his friend.9,make hay while the sun shines.10. mohan drives the car recklessly.
Asked by Nehal Ahmed - Wed Jul 28 09:20:43 2010 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. 1- Transitive. The direct object is stamps. 2- Transitive. Moss is the direct object. 3- Intransitive. Very hard is an adverb. 4- Intransitive. Into the night is an adverb. 5- Intransitive. Late into the night is an adverb. 6- Intransitive. Carefully is an adverb. 7- Intransitive. Regularly is an adverb. 8- Intransitive. Angry with his friend is an adverb. 9- Intransitive. While the sun shines is an adverb. 10- Transitive. Car is the direct object. See Difference Between Transitive and Intransitive Verbs: Peace ;)
Answered by Yulishka - Wed Jul 28 09:32:27 2010

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