Definition

Noun: - Intransitive verb: A grammatical term for a verb that does not require and cannot take a direct object to complete its meaning. The action or state expressed by the verb is complete in itself and does not transfer to an object.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trong câu "Con chim bay", từ "bay" là một nội động từ. (In the sentence "The bird flies," the word "flies" is an intransitive verb.)
  • "Ngủ" là một nội động từ phổ biến. ("To sleep" is a common intransitive verb.)
  • Giáo viên giải thích sự khác biệt giữa nội động từ và ngoại động từ. (The teacher explained the difference between an intransitive verb and a transitive verb.)

Advanced Usage

• Grammatical Context: The concept is crucial for understanding sentence structure. An intransitive verb may be followed by an adverb, a prepositional phrase, or nothing at all, but never by a direct object.
  • Cô ấy đứng. (She stands.) - The verb "đứng" (to stand) is intransitive and complete.
  • Anh ấy sống ở Hà Nội. (He lives in Hanoi.) - The verb "sống" (to live) is intransitive; "ở Hà Nội" is a prepositional phrase, not a direct object.

Variants and Related Words

• Ngoại động từ (n): Transitive verb. A verb that requires a direct object to receive its action.
  • Trong câu "Tôi đọc sách", "đọc" là một ngoại động từ. (In the sentence "I read a book," "read" is a transitive verb.)

Synonyms

• Intransitive verb: The direct English equivalent.

Related Grammatical Terms

• Động từ (n): Verb. The overarching category.
• Tân ngữ (n): Object. The element that an intransitive verb does not take.
• Tự động từ: An older or less common synonym for "nội động từ."

noun

1. intransitive verb