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transitive in Dutch

transitive in Dutch is overdrachtelijk, transitief, overgankelijk — transitive means passing or moving from one place to another.

transitive in Dutch

overdrachtelijk
adj
Affected by transference of signification.
transitief
adj
(grammar, of a verb) Taking a direct object or objects.
overgankelijk
adj
(grammar, of a verb) Taking a direct object or objects.

What does "transitive" mean?

  1. adj Passing or moving from one place to another.
  2. adj Having a meaning that has shifted from another word.
  3. adj (grammar) Used together with a direct object.
    "The English verb "to notice" is a transitive verb, because we say things like "She noticed a problem"."
  4. adj (maths) Describes a relation where, if the first thing relates to the second and the second to the third, the first must also relate to the third.
    ""Is an ancestor of" is a transitive relation: if Alice is an ancestor of Bob, and Bob is an ancestor of Carol, then Alice is an ancestor of Carol."
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transitive in a sentence

  • The English verb "to notice" is a transitive verb, because we say things like "She noticed a problem".
  • Men have tried to turn "revolutionise" from a transitive to an intransitive verb.
  • "Is an ancestor of" is a transitive relation: if Alice is an ancestor of Bob, and Bob is an ancestor of Carol, then Alice is an ancestor of Carol.

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What is "transitive" in Dutch?
"transitive" in Dutch is overdrachtelijk, transitief, overgankelijk. transitive means: Passing or moving from one place to another.
Are there other ways to say "transitive" in Dutch?
Yes — Dutch has 3 translations listed for "transitive": overdrachtelijk, transitief, overgankelijk.
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