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直接目的語 (chokusetsumokutekigo) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

直ちょく接せつ目もく的てき語ご

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Meanings

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direct object

Grammatical term for the noun phrase that directly receives the action of a transitive verb. Used in linguistics and language learning contexts.

「彼かれは本ほんを読よむ」の「本ほん」が

直ちょく

接せつ

目もく

的てき

語ご

です

。

In 'He reads a book,' 'book' is the direct object.

Kanji

直straightaway, honesty, frankness
接touch, contact, adjoin
目eye, class, look
的bull's eye, mark, target
語word, speech, language

Related words

間かん接せつ目もく的てき語ご
Indirect object; the recipient or beneficiary of the action, e.g., 'her' in 'I gave her a book.'
目もく的てき語ご
General term for 'object' in grammar; can refer to either direct or indirect object.

Word family

疑ぎ似じ直ちょく接せつ目もく的てき語ご
pseudo-direct object

Built from

Etymology

Compound of 直接 (direct) + 目的語 (object). A straightforward calque from Western grammatical terminology.

直ちょく接せつ

+目もく的てき語ご