Regarder - with or without preposition?
Le verbe REGARDER s’utilise SANS préposition, car c’est un verbe TRANSITIF DIRECT et INTRANSITIF.
Mais qu’est-ce qu’un verbe TRANSITIF ?
C’est un verbe qui est accompagné d’un COMPLÉMENT D’OBJET.
Il peut être transitif DIRECT, c’est-à-dire accompagné d’un complément d’objet DIRECT (SANS préposition).
- Il regarde la télé.
Ou il peut être transitif INDIRECT, c’est-à-dire accompagné d’un complément d’objet INDIRECT (AVEC préposition).
- Il parle DE son voyage.
Qu’est-ce qu’un verbe INTRANSITIF ?
C’est un verbe SANS complément d’objet.
- Nous parlons.
Transitif ET intransitif
Certains verbes peuvent être transitif ET intransitif, comme REGARDER et PARLER.
The verb REGARDER is used WITHOUT preposition, because it’s both a DIRECT TRANSITIVE and INTRANSITIVE verb.
But what is a TRANSITIVE verb?
It’s a verb that is followed by an OBJECT.
It can be DIRECT transitive, that means followed by a DIRECT object (NO preposition).
- Il regarde la télé.
Or it can be INDIRECT transitive, that means followed by an INDIRECT object (WITH preposition).
- Il parle de son voyage.
And what is an INTRANSITIVE verb?
It’s a verb WITHOUT object.
- Nous parlons.
Some verbs are both transitive AND intransitive, like REGARDER and PARLER.
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