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intransitiveness

/ɪnˈtræn.sɪ.tɪv.nəs/

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noun

C2formalcommon/ɪnˈtræn.sɪ.tɪv.nəs/

uncountable

A noun referring to the grammatical property or state of being intransitive, specifically the relation created by a verb that does not take a direct object.

  • 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее грамматическое свойство или состояние непереходности, в частности отношение, создаваемое глаголом, который не принимает прямое дополнение.
  1. Grammatical property of intransitive verbs C2 formal

    The quality or state of being intransitive, referring to verbs that do not take a direct object.

    • The intransitiveness of the verb 'sleep' means it cannot be followed by a noun phrase as an object.
    • Linguistics students study the intransitiveness of verbs like 'arrive' and 'exist'.
    • The concept of intransitiveness is crucial for understanding sentence structure.

    🇷🇺Грамматическое свойство непереходных глаголов

    Synonyms: intransitivity

    Antonyms: transitivenesstransitivity