ditransitive

di·tran·si·tive

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dahy-tran-si-tiv, -zi-]
- /daɪˈtræn sɪ tɪv, -zɪ-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dahy-tran-si-tiv, -zi-]
- /daɪˈtræn sɪ tɪv, -zɪ-/

Definitions of ditransitive word

adjective ditransitive noting or pertaining to a verb taking both a direct and an indirect object, as give in “I gave him the package.”. 1
noun ditransitive a ditransitive verb. 1
noun ditransitive (of a verb) taking two objects, for example give as in I gave her the book. 1
adjective ditransitive (of a verb) taking both a direct object and indirect object 0
noun ditransitive (linguistics) A verb that takes both an object and an indirect object. 0
adjective ditransitive (linguistics) Of a class of verbs which take both an object and an indirect object. An example is 'give', which entails a giver (subject), a gift (direct object) and a receiver (indirect object). 0

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Parts of speech for Ditransitive

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Ditransitive

ditransitive popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

ditransitive usage trend in Literature

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