Transitive

//ˈtɹænzɪtɪv//

Synonyms for "transitive" (82 found)

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Related words (41)

Adjective(1 words)
instant

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Translations

100 translations across 51 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • kalimtar adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)

Ancient Greek

3 entries
  • διαβιβαστικός adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)
  • μεταβατικός adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)
  • ἀλλοπαθής adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)

Arabic

1 entries
  • مُتَعَدٍّ adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)

Armenian

1 entries
  • անցողական adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • təsirli adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • перахо́дны adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • прехо́ден adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)
  • преходен adj (making a transit or passage)

Catalan

2 entries
  • transitiu adj (making a transit or passage)
  • transitiu adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 传递性 adj (set theory, of a relation on a set)
  • 及物 adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)

Czech

2 entries
  • přechodný adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)
  • tranzitivní adj (set theory, of a relation on a set)

Danish

1 entries
  • transitiv adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)

Dutch

3 entries
  • overdrachtelijk adj (affected by transference of signification)
  • overgankelijk adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)
  • transitief adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)

Esperanto

3 entries
  • transitiva adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)
  • transitiva adj (set theory, of a relation on a set)
  • transitiva adj (of a graph)

Finnish

4 entries
  • kulkeva adj (making a transit or passage)
  • muuttuva adj (affected by transference of signification)
  • siirtyvä adj (making a transit or passage)
  • transitiivinen adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)

French

4 entries
  • transitif adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)
  • transitif adj (set theory, of a relation on a set)
  • transitif adj (of a group action)
  • transitif adj (of a graph)

Galician

1 entries
  • transitivo adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)

Georgian

1 entries
  • გარდამავალი adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)

German

2 entries
  • transitiv adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)
  • transitiv adj (set theory, of a relation on a set)

Greek

1 entries
  • μεταβατικός adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • טרנזיטיבי adj (of a graph)
  • יוֹצֵא adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)

Hindi

1 entries
  • सकर्मक adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • tárgyas adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • gegnvirkur adj (set theory, of a relation on a set)

Irish

1 entries
  • aistreach adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)

Italian

1 entries
  • transitivo adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 他動 adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)
  • 推移的 adj (set theory, of a relation on a set)

Korean

1 entries
  • 타동 adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)

Macedonian

1 entries
  • преоден adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)

Malayalam

1 entries
  • സകർമ്മകക്രിയ adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)

Mongolian

1 entries
  • тусах adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)

Norman

1 entries
  • transitif adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)

Northern Kurdish

2 entries
  • gerguhêz adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)
  • têper adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)

Norwegian

1 entries
  • transitiv adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)

Occitan

1 entries
  • transitiu adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)

Polish

3 entries
  • przechodni adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)
  • przechodni adj (set theory, of a relation on a set)
  • tranzytywny adj (of a group action)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • transitivo adj (making a transit or passage)
  • transitivo adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)
  • transitivo adj (set theory, of a relation on a set)
  • transitivo adj (of a group action)

Romanian

3 entries
  • tranzitiv adj (making a transit or passage)
  • tranzitiv adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)
  • tranzitiv adj (set theory, of a relation on a set)

Russian

3 entries
  • перехо́дный adj (making a transit or passage)
  • перехо́дный adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)
  • перехо́дный adj (set theory, of a relation on a set)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries
  • aisigeach adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)
  • aistreach adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)
  • asdolach adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • prijélazan adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)
  • prélazan adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)
  • trȁnzitīvan adj (set theory, of a relation on a set)
  • пре́лазан adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)

Slovak

1 entries
  • prechodný adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)

Slovene

1 entries
  • prehoden adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)

Spanish

4 entries
  • transitivo adj (making a transit or passage)
  • transitivo adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)
  • transitivo adj (set theory, of a relation on a set)
  • transitivo adj (of a group action)

Swedish

2 entries
  • transitiv adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)
  • transitiv adj (set theory, of a relation on a set)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • palipat adj (set theory, of a relation on a set)

Turkish

1 entries
  • geçişli adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • о́бразний adj (affected by transference of signification)
  • перехідни́й adj (making a transit or passage)
  • перехідни́й adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)
  • перехідни́й adj (set theory, of a relation on a set)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • ngoại adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)

Volapük

1 entries
  • loveädik adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)

Welsh

2 entries
  • anghyflawn adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)
  • trosaidd adj (set theory, of a relation on a set)

Zazaki

1 entries
  • ravêrdın adj (grammar, of a verb: taking an object or objects)

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

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

Source: tatoeba (328556)

The relationship "A loves B" is not reflexive, transitive, or symmetric.

Source: tatoeba (2054005)

"Escuchar" is a transitive verb in Spanish, unlike its English equivalent "listen to."

Source: tatoeba (10112639)

It's a transitive verb.

Source: tatoeba (10510992)

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