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ditransitive

 adjective
     
Related topics: Grammar
di‧tran‧si‧tive
SLG a ditransitive verb has an indirect object and a direct object. 'Give' in the sentence 'Give me the book' is ditransitive. [↪ intransitive, transitive ]
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