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(grammar, in languages without cases) The noun or noun phrase that a verb is directly acting upon.

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Source Word

direct object

Noun

in languages without cases in languages with case distinctions

(grammar, in languages without cases) The noun or noun phrase that a verb is directly acting upon.

Japanese Meaning

直接目的語 / 目的語（動詞の作用が直接及ぶ対象となる語句）

In a simple sentence like 'She reads a book,' 'a book' is the direct object.

「She reads a book.（彼女は本を読む）」のような簡単な文では、「a book」は動詞が直接作用する名詞句、つまり目的語です。

Sense（1）

(grammar, in languages without cases) The noun or noun phrase that a verb is directly acting upon.

Sense（2）

direct objects

（ plural ）