他動

Reading

Kana: たどう

Romaji: tadou

Definition

noun

1

transitive verb

(Linguistics terminology)

Note: abbreviation

See also: 他動詞

Kanji

他

Readings: タ、 ほか

Meanings: other, another, the others

動

Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす

Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake

Example Sentence

動詞(どうし)には目的語(もくてきご)をとらない自動詞(じどうし)と、目的語(もくてきご)をとる他動詞(たどうし)があります。

➥With verbs there are intransitive verbs that don't take an object, and transitive verbs that do take an object.