Let's start below your concepts and functions.
Transitive verbs are those verbs that demand the presence of a direct element to obtain a complete meaning, that is, in an action that transits from the actor to the object.
From the syntactic point of view, this type of verb requires two participants: a natural one and another that is an object.
Example: got two tickets to the concert. Here, the group consisting of "two tickets to the concert" represents the direct object.
The construction "He achieved ..." has no meaning in itself, and requires that information be prepared on what is achieved.
As a general rule, transitive verbs are of the form "someone does something to something".
The intransitive verbs are those that do not admit or are not accompanied by a direct object, and do not require the presence of an object that determines the verb.
This type of thing only needs a single participant.
Example: Gisele delinque In this case, it is an intransitive verb, which does not require specifying a direct element, since the concept of "committing something" has no meaning in our language.
In the use of verbs, these are not in themselves transitive or intransitive, but they can also be used according to their use, because it is possible to use intransitive and transitive verbs.
Example: Jasmine sings an opera.
Book to take into account the expression of transitive verbs without the presence of a direct element. Example: leave it to the Doctor, he sure understands it.
There are few intransitive verbs in our language, compared to other languages with a strong division between transitive and intransitive verbs.
In general, in our language, the self-reflective form is available to denote intransitivity.
I hope it
helps you better understand what a transitive and intransitive verb consists
of.
Thanks for your time and your comments.
Hi Javier! Nice post, it comes very useful for me to understand better the use of transitive and intrasitive verbs, becasue the book just told us a little information about its difference but now I'm more confident about the topic. No questions, good job.
ResponderEliminarHello Javier, I liked your post!! It's really nice and clear, the information pretty useful, With the information you've shared with us I have improved my knoledge about the passive voice related to transitive verbs.
ResponderEliminarNow I have a little doubt, there are some verbs that can act as transitive or intransitive, in these cases we are going to use them depending of the situation, right?
Hello Javi, I posted about this topic too, it very easy to get it. Basically a Transitive Verb needs an object and it can be changed to passive voice while a Intransitive can´t. You have to be very careful because you can be confused sometime.
ResponderEliminarThank you Javi.
Hello, Javier. I really liked the way you presented your explanation about the difference between transitive and intransitive verbs. What I really understood was that transitive verbs make the subject transfer the action to a direct object in the predicate. Intransitive verbs rather than transitive verbs cannot be changed to passive voice. I have one question, Although we don´t need a direct object with intransitive verbs, is it possible to have direct objects in intransitive verbs sentences? Thanks...
ResponderEliminarHi Javier. Your explanation was really great. I liked your post a lot. I was able to learn more about the transitive and the intransitive verbs. With your post I learn that a transitive verb is called "transitive" because is followed by a direct object, but I have a doubt: If a verb is followed by an indirect object, can this be taken as a transitive verb? Thanks!
ResponderEliminarHI Javi!
ResponderEliminarI´m sincere this topic was a little confusing, but now thanks for share your information by the way the I share the same topic, I learned Transitive verbs are those verbs that demand the presence of a direct element to obtain a complete meaning, that is, in an action that transits from the actor to the object. Sometimes we must read and practice again and again to achieve meaningful learning.
my doubt: Is there another topic that related transitive and intransitive verbs?
Tanks for your information, I like it, in the way that you explain.