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ditransitive verb

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A verb that requires (in the unmarked form) both a direct object and an indirect object so as to be grammatical.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Greek: δίπτωτο ρήμα (díptoto ríma) — verb that requires a direct object and an indirect object
  • Icelandic: tvígild áhrifssögn — verb that requires a direct object and an indirect object
  • Icelandic: tveggja andlaga sögn — verb that requires a direct object and an indirect object
  • Italian: verbo ditransitivo — verb that requires a direct object and an indirect object
  • Japanese: 二重他動詞 (nijū tadōshi) — verb that requires a direct object and an indirect object
  • Polish: czasownik dwuprzechodni — verb that requires a direct object and an indirect object
  • Portuguese: bitransitivo — verb that requires a direct object and an indirect object
  • Portuguese: transitivo direto e indireto — verb that requires a direct object and an indirect object
  • Russian: двуперехо́дный глаго́л (dvuperexódnyj glagól) — verb that requires a direct object and an indirect object
  • Spanish: verbo ditransitivo — verb that requires a direct object and an indirect object