There are 3 cardinal degrees of transitivity of any one verb: intransitive, monotransitive and ditransitive.
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Transitivity
//ˌtɹænzɪˈtɪvɪti//
Synonyms for "transitivity" (1 found)
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Noun(1 words)
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21 translations across 17 languages.
Azerbaijani
1 entries- təsirlilik noun (the degree in which a verb can govern objects)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 及物性 noun (the degree in which a verb can govern objects)
Dutch
2 entries- overgankelijkheid noun (the degree in which a verb can govern objects)
- transitiviteit noun (the degree in which a verb can govern objects)
Finnish
1 entries- transitiivisuus noun (the degree in which a verb can govern objects)
French
1 entries- transitivité noun (the degree in which a verb can govern objects)
Galician
1 entries- transitividade noun (the degree in which a verb can govern objects)
Georgian
1 entries- გარდამავლობა noun (the degree in which a verb can govern objects)
German
1 entries- Transitivität noun (the degree in which a verb can govern objects)
Greek
2 entries- επαγωγή noun (the degree in which a verb can govern objects)
- μεταβατικότητα noun (the degree in which a verb can govern objects)
Italian
1 entries- transitività noun (the degree in which a verb can govern objects)
Polish
1 entries- przechodniość noun (the degree in which a verb can govern objects)
Portuguese
1 entries- transitividade noun (the degree in which a verb can govern objects)
Romanian
1 entries- tranzitivitate noun (the degree in which a verb can govern objects)
Russian
2 entries- перехо́дность noun (the degree in which a verb can govern objects)
- транзити́вность noun (the degree in which a verb can govern objects)
Spanish
1 entries- transitividad noun (the degree in which a verb can govern objects)
Swedish
1 entries- transitivitet noun (the degree in which a verb can govern objects)
Ukrainian
2 entries- перехі́дність noun (the degree in which a verb can govern objects)
- транзити́вність noun (the degree in which a verb can govern objects)
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The hypothetical syllogism inference rule states the transitivity of implication.
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