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direct object
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direct object
n.
A word or phrase in a sentence referring to the person or thing receiving the action of a transitive verb. For example, in English, in mail the letter and call him, letter and him are direct objects.
direct object
Noun
Grammar a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase denoting the person or thing receiving the direct action of a verb. For example, a book in They bought Anne a book
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Noun1.direct object - the object that receives the direct action of the verb
object of the verb
object - (grammar) a constituent that is acted upon; "the object of the verb"


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This book turns that epigram on its head and uses analysis of English expressions to help beginning Hebrew students understand direct objects, nominal sentences, verb tenses, etc.
Grammatical Concepts 101 for Biblical Hebrew. (Briefly Noted) by Klein, Ralph W. / Currents in Theology and Mission
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