In grammar, a ditransitive verb is a verb which takes a subject and two objects (normally a direct object and an indirect object). Some examples of ditransitive verbs include:
- He gave Mary ten dollars.
- He passed Paul the ball.
- Jean read him the book.
- She is baking him a cake.
- You made me a liar
- He gave ten dollars to Mary
- He passed the ball to Paul
- Jean read the book to him
- She is baking a cake for him
- You made a liar of me
- He gave me it vs He gave it to me
- I reported you the problem vs I reported the problem to you
- We reported the police the crime vs We reported the crime to the police
- Give me a chance vs Give a chance to me
- Let's catch us some fish vs Let's catch some fish for us
See also transitive and intransitive.