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intransitivity

/ˌɪn.træn.sɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/

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noun

/ˌɪn.træn.sɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/C1formalscientific
  • ruГрамматическое отношение, создаваемое непереходным глаголом, указывающее на то, что глагол не принимает прямое дополнение.

The grammatical relation created by an intransitive verb, indicating that the verb does not take a direct object.

uncountable

  1. Grammatical property of verbsC1formal

    The grammatical property of a verb that does not require a direct object to complete its meaning.

    ruНепереходность

    • Intransitivity is a key concept in understanding verb usage.
    • The intransitivity of the verb 'sleep' means it cannot take an object.
    • Linguists study intransitivity to classify verb types.

    Synonymsintransitiveness

    Antonymstransitivity