Pretransitive
Translation of "pretransitive" into Russian
pretransitive
AdjectiveUK
/priːˈtræn.zɪ.tɪv/
US
/priˈtræn.zɪ.tɪv/
pretransitive
more pretransitive Comp.
most pretransitive Super.
The pretransitive stage of language development is crucial for understanding sentence structure.
Предпереходный этап развития языка имеет решающее значение для понимания структуры предложения.
Definitions
pretransitive
AdjectiveUK
/priːˈtræn.zɪ.tɪv/
US
/priˈtræn.zɪ.tɪv/
Occurring or existing immediately before a transition or change.
The pretransitive stage of the project required extensive planning and research.
(Linguistics) Relating to a verb form or construction that precedes or lacks a direct object and therefore has not yet become fully transitive.
In this language, certain roots appear in a pretransitive form before they can take an object marker.