intransitive and transitive verbs (1 Viewer)

daiesk

New Member
Joined
Oct 10, 2004
Messages
15
Location
sydney australia
Gender
Female
HSC
2005
one thing thats been bothering me are these two terms ..>! could someone explain them to me and their differences and also whats the diff btwn atsmeru and atsumaru.. they both mean to gather/to collect but ones vt and the other is vi or something... ekkkkk lol

really appreciate it :)
 

..:''ooo

Member
Joined
Apr 5, 2005
Messages
68
Gender
Male
HSC
2005
there are two kinds of GATHER

eg1 PEOPLE GATHERED.
or
eg2 I GATHERED PEOPLE.

usualy (95% of times) atsumaru (is this intransitive, i dont know :)) is after wa or ga
and atsumeru is after a wo.

so in conclusion, atsumeru is wot someone does. and atsumaru is wot happened to something/someone

sorry i dont know wot intransitive and transitive is, since i remember it my way
 

..:''ooo

Member
Joined
Apr 5, 2005
Messages
68
Gender
Male
HSC
2005
another eg.

i started the exam
watashi ha shiken WO hajimeta.

or

the exam started
shiken GA / WA hajimatta
 

Lexicographer

Retired 13 May 2006
Joined
Aug 13, 2003
Messages
8,275
Location
Darnassus ftw
Gender
Male
HSC
2003
TRANSITIVE VERB: an action that can be done to someone/thing

eg: I punch the pervert

here "punch" is the verb, and since it is done to someone else it is transitive

INTRANSITIVE VERB: an action that can be performed, but not "at" anything

eg: I sleep

You can't "sleep" someone. (You can "sleep with", and that is the transitive form of "sleep", but you get my meaning).
 

Users Who Are Viewing This Thread (Users: 0, Guests: 1)

Top