transitif
French, adjective/tʁɑ̃.zi.tif/
transitif is spelled T-R-A-N-S-I-T-I-F (9 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written French, the 63,613th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Transitif is a French adjective meaning “transitive (that takes an object or objects)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Se dit d’un verbe, ou d’un emploi d’un verbe, qui accepte ou attend un complément d’objet”.
What does transitif mean in English?
adjective
- 1
transitive (that takes an object or objects)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Se dit d’un verbe, ou d’un emploi d’un verbe, qui accepte ou attend un complément d’objet. 2. Transitif direct si c’est un complément d’objet direct. 3. Transitif indirect si c’est un complément d’objet indirect. 4. Se dit d'une cause ou d'une action exercée par un agent (sujet) sur un objet extérieur produisant une conséquence sur cet objet sans que l'agent ne soit affecté par l'action.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of transitif
- transitive feminine
- transitifs masculine plural
- transitives feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce transitif?
- /tʁɑ̃.zi.tif/
- \tʁɑ̃.zi.tif\
- [tʁɑ̃.zi.tif]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to transitif
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is transitif in French?
transitif appears about once in every 4 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).