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他動詞 (たどうし): transitive verb (direct object) — Japanese vocabulary

他動詞 is read たどうし and means "transitive verb (direct object)". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

他動詞

Reading
たどうし · tadoushi
Translation
transitive verb (direct object)
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
たどうしが

Example

動詞には目的語をとらない自動詞と、目的語をとる他動詞があります。

どうしにはもくてきごをとらないじどうしと、もくてきごをとるたどうしがあります。

With verbs there are intransitive verbs that don't take an object, and transitive verbs that do take an object.

Kanji in this word

  • 他 — other
  • 動 — move, motion
  • 詞 — word, part of speech

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