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目的語

Reading

Kana: もくてきご
Romaji: mokutekigo
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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object

(Linguistics terminology)

Kanji

Readings: モク、 ボク、 め、 -め、 ま-
Meanings: eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor
Readings: テキ、 まと
Meanings: bull's eye, mark, target, object, adjective ending
Readings: ゴ、 かた.る、 かた.らう
Meanings: word, speech, language

Example Sentences

英語(えいご)では動詞(どうし)目的語(もくてきご)(まえ)()る。
➥In English the verb precedes the object.
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(つぎ)動詞(どうし)はto不定(ふてい)(ことば)だけを目的語(もくてきご)にとります。
➥The following verbs only take the to-infinitive as their object.
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(じつ)は、have目的語(もくてきご)doneは使役(しえき)じゃない場合(ばあい)(おお)い。
➥Actually there are many cases where it isn't 'have=object, done=causative verb'.
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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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英語(えいご)(ぶん)構造(こうぞう)大抵(たいてい)主語(しゅご)動詞(どうし)目的語(もくてきご)補語(ほご)だ。
➥In English, the usual sentence structure is Subject - Verb - Object/Complement.
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目的語(もくてきご)は、日本語(にほんご)では(おも)に「に」や「を」で(しめ)される(かたり)である。
➥The object is that which in Japanese would generally be indicated with "ni" or "o".
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