transitive in German
transitive in German is transitiv — transitive means passing or moving from one place to another.
transitive in German
transitiv
What does "transitive" mean?
- adj Passing or moving from one place to another.
- adj Having a meaning that has shifted from another word.
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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"."
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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 German?
"transitive" in German is transitiv. transitive means: Passing or moving from one place to another.
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