direct object

daɪˈrɛkt ˈɑbdʒɛkt
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Translation of direct object into German

Noun

1.

linguistics

TECH.
noun that receives the action of a verb
TECH.
direktes Objekt Akkusativobjekt n
  • In the sentence 'She loves him', 'him' is the direct object..Im Satz 'Sie liebt ihn' ist 'ihn' das direkte Objekt.
2.

case distinction

TECH.
object in accusative case in some languages
TECH.
  • In Latin, 'librum' is the direct object.Im Lateinischen ist 'librum' das direkte Objekt.
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Synonyms and analogies of direct object in English

n.accusativeobjectMore synonyms

Examples of direct object in a sentence

  • 'The cat' in 'I fed the cat' is the direct object.
  • In English, 'him' is the direct object in the sentence.
  • The teacher explained how to identify the direct object.

Translations of "direct object" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
dasdirektes Objektnn.

A direct object can be a single noun or a compound phrase.

Ein direktes Objekt kann ein einzelnes Substantiv oder eine zusammengesetzte Phrase sein.

Every sentence with a transitive verb has a direct object to complete its meaning.

Jeder Satz mit einem transitiven Verb hat ein direktes Objekt, um seine Bedeutung zu vervollständigen.

dasAkkusativobjektnn.

The direct object depends on a transitive verb.

Das Akkusativobjekt hängt von einem transitiven Verb ab.

When the direct object comes before, you must accord.

Wenn das Akkusativobjekt vor dem Hilfsverb steht, wird angeglichen.

direkte Objekt

We learned that the accusative case often marks the direct object.

Wir haben gelernt, dass der Akkusativ oft das direkte Objekt kennzeichnet.

We will also learn about the direct object in a sentence.

Wir werden auch etwas über das direkte Objekt in einem Satz erfahren.

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direct object: Examples and translations in context

This verb technically has no subject, but only a direct object

Dieses Verb hat technisch betrachtet kein Subjekt, sondern nur ein direktes Objekt

When the sentence has a direct object, it will come directly after the verb.

Wenn der Satz ein direktes Objekt hat, wird er direkt nach dem Verb kommen.

to put a direct object after the marked verb.

nach dem markierten Verb ein direktes Objekt zu verwenden.

As you can see, there is no direct object so the two parts of the phrasal verbs can't be separated.

Wie du siehst, gibt es kein direktes Objekt, das bedeutet die phrasal verbs können nicht voneinander getrennt werden.

sense in a sentence, while other verbs cannot take a direct object.

sinnvollen Satz zu ergeben, während für andere Verben kein direktes Objekt verwendet werden kann.

Mapping of message arguments to syntactic functions like subject or direct object is influenced by several factors.

Die Zuordnung oder das 'mapping' von Argumenten der Message zu syntaktischen Funktionen wie Subjekt, direktes Objekt, etc. wird durch verschiedene Faktoren beeinflusst.

Identify the direct object in this sentence.

Bestimme das Akkusativobjekt in diesem Satz.

This verb requires a direct object.

Bei diesem Verb muss ein Akkusativobjekt stehen.

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