直ちょく接せつ目もく的てき語ご

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Meanings

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noun

direct object

grammar

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

直straightaway, honesty, frankness

接touch, contact, adjoin

目eye, class, look

的bull's eye, mark, target

語word, speech, language

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.

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