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Place of the direct object
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place of the direct object

The 'place of the direct object' is introduced to distinguish it from the PLACE element, which is the place of the subject. In "I put a ring on your finger", on your finger is the place of the direct object, or to be more precise, the place the subject puts the direct object in (or on, in this case).

Examples

Left Middle Right
FF DIROB TIME MISC OV
Zij heeft haar sleutels zojuist in de auto laten liggen
She just left her keys in the car.
Left Middle Right
FF DIROB TIME MISC OV
Hij heeft zijn zusje vanmorgen naar school gebracht
He has taken his little sister to school this morning.
Left Middle Right
FF DIROB MISC OV
We moeten lege batterijen in een aparte afvalbak doen
We have to put empty batteries in a separate waste container.

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Last updated on May 19, 2007 ::