direct object

See also: direct-object

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English

Noun

direct object (plural direct objects)

1. (grammar) The noun or noun phrase that a verb is directly acting upon.

Related terms

• subject
• indirect object

Translations

the noun a verb is directly acting upon

• Catalan: objecte directe m
• Danish: direkte objekt n, genstandsled (da) n
• Dutch: lijdend voorwerp (nl) n
• French: complément d'objet direct (fr) m, C.O.D. m
• Georgian: პირდაპირი ობიექტი (ṗirdaṗiri obiekṭi)
• German: Akkusativobjekt (de) n, direktes Objekt (de) n
• Hungarian: közvetlen tárgy, direkt tárgy, elsődleges tárgy
• Icelandic: beint andlag n
• Italian: complemento diretto (it) m
• Japanese: 直接目的語 (chokusetsu mokutekigo)
• Korean: 직접목적어 (jik-jeop-mok-jeok-eo)

• Latin: ^{(please verify)} res directa f
• Maltese: oġġett dirett m
• Norman: objet direct m
• Polish: dopełnienie bliższe n
• Portuguese: objeto direto (pt) m, complemento direto m
• Romanian: complement direct (ro) n
• Russian: прямо́е дополне́ние n (prjamóje dopolnénije)
• Spanish: complemento directo m
• Swedish: direkt objekt
• Tagalog: tuwirang layon
• Thai: กรรมตรง

Further reading

• direct object on Wikipedia.Wikipedia