direct object
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English
[edit]Noun
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directobject(pluraldirect objects)
- (grammar,in languages without cases)Thenounornoun phrasethat averbisdirectlyactingupon.
- (grammar,in languages with case distinctions)Such an object when it is in theaccusativecase, but (generally) not when it is in another case.
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]the noun a verb is directly acting upon
Further reading
[edit]direct objecton Wikipedia.Wikipedia