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ditransitive

Speech parts

1. ditransitive - Noun

2. ditransitive - Adjective

Meaning

ditransitive (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).

ditransitive (plural ditransitives)

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

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Ditransitive verbs Ditransitive verbs (sometimes called Vg verbs after the verb give) precede either two noun phrases or a noun phrase and then a prepositional phrase often led by to or for. Source: Internet

Not all languages have a passive voice, and some that do have one (e.g. Polish ) don't allow the indirect object of a ditransitive verb to be promoted to subject by passivization, as English does. Source: Internet

It can also apply to intransitive verbs, transitive verbs, or ditransitive verbs. Source: Internet

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