This contrasts with intransitive verbs, which do not entail transitive objects, for example, 'arose' in Beatrice arose.
Transitivity is traditionally thought of as a global property of a clause, by which activity is transferred from an agent to a patient.
Verbs that entail only two arguments, a subject and a single direct object, are monotransitive.
[7] A clause with a direct object plus a prepositional phrase may be called pseudo-ditransitive, as in the Lakhota sentence Haŋpíkčeka kiŋ lená wé-čage ("I made those moccasins for him").
The category of complex transitives includes not only prepositional phrases but also dependent clauses, appositives, and other structures.
[9] There is some controversy regarding complex transitives and tritransitives; linguists disagree on the nature of the structures.
In present and future, there is a lesser used variant – a definite, or say emphatic conjugation form.
In English, one would say 'I do see the house', etc., stressing the verb – in Hungarian, the object is emphasized – but both mean exactly the same thing.
[14] It is generally accepted in Polish grammar that transitive verbs are those that:[15][16][17][18] For example, the verb widzieć (to see) is transitive because it satisfies both conditions: Maria widzi Jana (Mary sees John; Jana is the accusative form of Jan) Jan jest widziany przez Marię (John is seen by Mary)