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自動詞

Reading

Kana: じどうし
Romaji: jidoushi
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

intransitive verb (no direct obj.)

(Linguistics terminology)
See also: 他動詞

Kanji

Readings: ジ、 シ、 みずか.ら、 おの.ずから、 おの.ずと
Meaning: oneself
Readings: ドウ、 うご.く、 うご.かす
Meanings: move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake
Reading: 
Meanings: part of speech, words, poetry

Example Sentences

完全(かんぜん)自動詞(じどうし)補語(ほご)目的語(もくてきご)もとらない。
➥A complete intransitive verb takes neither complement nor object.
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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.
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