1A transitive verb — a verb that takes a direct object (typically marked with を) and expresses an action the subject performs on something else. Many transitive verbs (開ける, 閉める, 上げる) come paired with a matching intransitive verb (開く, 閉まる, 上がる); telling the two apart is a core challenge in learning Japanese.
「開ける」は他動詞で、「ドアを開ける」のように「を」で対象を取る。
「開ける」 is a transitive verb that takes its object with 「を」, as in 「ドアを開ける」 (to open the door).
他動詞と自動詞をうまく使い分けられるようになるには、ペアでまとめて覚えるのが一番だ。
The best way to get comfortable choosing between transitive and intransitive verbs is to memorize them in pairs.
「窓を閉める」のように、他動詞は誰かが意図的に行う動作を表すことが多い。
Transitive verbs often express an action someone performs intentionally, as in 「窓を閉める」 (to close the window).