direct object

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I see the car. (French) Je vois la voiture.

direct object (plural direct objects)

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

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the noun a verb is directly acting upon

Catalan: objecte directe m
Dutch: lijdend voorwerp (nl) n
French: C.O.D. m, complément d'objet direct (fr) m
Icelandic: beint andlag n
Japanese: 直接目的語 (chokusetsu mokutekigo)
Jèrriais: objet direct m

Korean: 직접목적어 (jik-jeop-mok-jeok-eo)
Latin: res directa f
Polish: dopełnienie bliższe n
Romanian: complement direct (ro) n
Russian: прямое дополнение n (prjamóje dopolnénije)
Spanish: complemento directo m

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Last modified on 6 November 2013, at 08:08