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indirect object
 
n-ct.
Def.: ka etew wey ke butang ne egpakakuwa te binipisyu wey ke butang ne puun te weil te himu.
The indirect object of a verb is the person or thing that gets some benefit or thing from the verb action. In English, the indirect object comes directly after the verb or after a preposition.
My mother bought a hat for me / My mother bought me a hat [me is the indirect object in both sentences].
Migbeliyan a te iney ku te kalu / Migbeliyan a te kalu te iney ku [a ka kenè ne duritsu ne kasangkapan te daruwa ne pangasak]
Sem.Dom.: grammar
Status: ready

Last updated: 17/Jan/2012