indirect object

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === indirect object (plural indirect objects) (grammar) A grammatical role of a ditransitive verb that manifests a secondary or passive participant in an action, often a recipient or goal. (grammar, in languages with case distinctions also) The object of a monotransitive verb that it is not in the accusative case, especially when it is in the dative case. ==== Coordinate terms ==== direct object prepositional object ==== Translations ====