Meanings
noundirect object (plural direct objects)
plural direct objects
- grammarThe noun or noun phrase that a verb is directly acting upon.
- grammarSuch an object when it is in the accusative case, but (generally) not when it is in another case.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic مَفعول بِهِ
- مَفعول بِهِthe noun a verb is directly acting upon
Catalan objecte directe
- objecte directethe noun a verb is directly acting upon
Chinese Mandarin 直接賓語 /直接宾语
- 直接賓語 /直接宾语 (zhíjiē bīnyǔ)the noun a verb is directly acting upon
Danish direkte objekt, genstandsled
- direkte objektthe noun a verb is directly acting upon
- genstandsledthe noun a verb is directly acting upon
Dutch lijdend voorwerp
- lijdend voorwerpthe noun a verb is directly acting upon
Finnish suora objekti
- suora objektithe noun a verb is directly acting upon
French complément d'objet direct, C.O.D.
- complément d'objet directthe noun a verb is directly acting upon
- C.O.D.the noun a verb is directly acting upon
German direktes Objekt, Akkusativobjekt
- direktes Objektthe noun a verb is directly acting upon
- Akkusativobjektthe noun a verb is directly acting upon
Hungarian közvetlen tárgy, direkt tárgy
- közvetlen tárgythe noun a verb is directly acting upon
- direkt tárgythe noun a verb is directly acting upon
- elsődleges tárgythe noun a verb is directly acting upon
Icelandic beint andlag
- beint andlagthe noun a verb is directly acting upon
Italian complemento diretto
- complemento direttothe noun a verb is directly acting upon
Japanese 直接目的語
- 直接目的語 (chokusetsu mokutekigo)the noun a verb is directly acting upon
Korean 직접목적어
- 직접목적어 (jikjeop mokjeogeo)the noun a verb is directly acting upon
Malay objek tepat
- objek tepatthe noun a verb is directly acting upon
Norwegian Bokmål direkte objekt
- direkte objektthe noun a verb is directly acting upon
Polish dopełnienie bliższe
- dopełnienie bliższethe noun a verb is directly acting upon
Portuguese objeto direto, complemento direto
- objeto diretothe noun a verb is directly acting upon
- complemento diretothe noun a verb is directly acting upon
Romanian complement direct, obiect direct
- complement directthe noun a verb is directly acting upon
- obiect directthe noun a verb is directly acting upon
Russian прямо́е дополне́ние
- прямо́е дополне́ние (prjamóje dopolnénije)the noun a verb is directly acting upon
Spanish complemento directo, objeto directo
- complemento directothe noun a verb is directly acting upon
- objeto directothe noun a verb is directly acting upon
Swedish direkt objekt, ackusativobjekt
- direkt objektthe noun a verb is directly acting upon
- ackusativobjektthe noun a verb is directly acting upon
Tagalog tuwirang layon
- tuwirang layonthe noun a verb is directly acting upon
Thai กรรมตรง
- กรรมตรงthe noun a verb is directly acting upon
Turkish tümleç, nesne
- tümleçthe noun a verb is directly acting upon
- nesnethe noun a verb is directly acting upon
- dolaysız tümleçthe noun a verb is directly acting upon
- dolaysız nesnethe noun a verb is directly acting upon
- düz tümleçthe noun a verb is directly acting upon
Welsh gwrthrych uniongyrchol
- gwrthrych uniongyrcholthe noun a verb is directly acting upon
Cite this entry
APA
direct object. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/direct%20object
MLA
“direct object.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/direct%20object. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “direct object,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/direct%20object.
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