transitiveness
Definition
Noun: - The grammatical property or relation created by a transitive verb. It refers to the quality of a verb that requires a direct object to complete its meaning. This term is synonymous with "transitivity."
Usage
The term "transitiveness" is a technical grammatical term used to describe a verb's ability to take a direct object. It is less common than its synonym "transitivity" but is used in the same contexts within linguistic analysis.
Examples
- The transitiveness of the verb "to build" is evident in the sentence "She built a house."
- Linguists study the transitiveness of verbs across different languages.
- Changing a verb's transitiveness can alter the sentence structure, as seen in pairs like "The window broke" (intransitive) and "He broke the window" (transitive).
Advanced Usage
- Degree of Transitiveness: Some verbs can exhibit different degrees of transitiveness, functioning as transitive in one context and intransitive in another (e.g., "She reads" vs. "She reads a book").
Variants and Related Words
- Transitivity (n): The more common synonym for transitiveness.
- Transitive (adj): Describing a verb that has the property of transitiveness (e.g., a transitive verb).
- Intransitive (adj): Describing a verb that does not take a direct object, the opposite of transitive.
Synonyms
- Transitivity
Antonyms
- Intransitiveness
- Intransitivity
Noun
-
the grammatical relation created by a transitive verb
Khám phá thêm
Các từ liên quan
Từ đồng nghĩa
Từ trái nghĩa
Từ chứa "transitiveness"
