direct object

See also: direct-object

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EnglishEdit

NounEdit

direct object (plural direct objects)

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

Related termsEdit

• subject
• indirect object

TranslationsEdit

the noun a verb is directly acting upon

• Catalan: objecte directe m
• Dutch: lijdend voorwerp (nl) n
• French: complément d'objet direct (fr) m, C.O.D. m
• German: Akkusativobjekt (de) n, direktes Objekt (de) n
• Icelandic: beint andlag n
• 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 readingEdit

• direct object on Wikipedia.Wikipedia