What is a Transitive Verb?
A transitive verb is a verb that takes an object.
In Japanese grammar, this object is called 目的語, and verbs that take an object are called 他動詞.
With a transitive verb, the action is directed toward the object.
おにぎりを食べる — to eat onigiri
Here, おにぎり (onigiri) is the object, and 食べる is a transitive verb.
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