objeto indireto

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.biˈʒɛ.tu ĩ.d͡ʒiˈɾɛ.tu/, /obˈʒɛ.tu ĩ.d͡ʒiˈɾɛ.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /obˈʒɛ.to ĩ.d͡ʒiˈɾɛ.to/, /o.biˈʒɛ.to ĩ.d͡ʒiˈɾɛ.to/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔˈbʒɛ.tu ĩ.diˈɾɛ.tu/ [ɔˈβʒɛ.tu ĩ.diˈɾɛ.tu]

Noun

objeto indireto m (plural objetos indiretos)

  1. (grammar, Brazil) Any prepositional phrase which is an internal complement of a verb.
  2. (grammar) indirect object

Usage notes

Some modern grammarians disagree with sense 1 for not taking into account the different types of those prepositional phrases in Portuguese, though it's dominant in Brazil for being prescribed by most teachers and entrance exams.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Duque, Thaís Tiburcio (23 February 2011) Complementos e adjuntos do verbo: tentativa de organização do caos[1] (in Portuguese) (master's thesis), Rio de Janeiro: Pontifícia Universidade Católica (PUC-RJ)
  2. ^ https://www.google.com/search?q=%22objeto+indireto%22