Indirect object

... In a Japanese sentence such as "Taro gave an apple to Hanako," the two objects are the "apple," which is the direct recipient of the action of "giving," and the "Hanako," the recipient. The former is called the direct object and the latter the indirect object. In sentences such as "dig a hole" and "boil water," the "hole" and "water" exist beforehand, and are not the objects that are the recipients of a certain action. Rather, the "hole" and "water" become the results of "digging" and "boiling," and are called "objects of a result."...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "indirect objects" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…　日本語の〈太郎が花子にリンゴをあげた。〉のような文において，〈あげる〉という行為の対象としてその働きを直接こうむる〈リンゴ〉と，その受け手である〈花子〉の二つが目的語となっているが，前者を直接目的語，後者を間接目的語とよぶ。なお，〈穴を掘る〉〈湯をわかす〉などにあっては，それぞれもとから〈穴〉や〈湯〉が存在していて，それがある種の動作の働きをこうむるというのではなく，〈掘る〉や〈わかす〉などの結果として〈穴〉や〈湯〉になるのであって，これらは〈結果の目的語〉といわれる。…

※「間接目的語」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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