direct object

See also: direct-object

English

Noun

Examples
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.

Related terms

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
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

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