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=== In Polish === It is generally accepted in [[Polish grammar]] that transitive verbs are those that:<ref>{{cite book|last1=Polański|first1=Kazimierz|last2= Jurkowski|first2=Marian|year=1999|publisher=Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich|place=Wrocław|isbn=83-04-04445-5|title=Encyklopedia językoznawstwa ogólnego}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Nagórko|first=Alicja|title=Zarys gramatyki polskiej|publisher=Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe|place=Warszawa|year=2007|isbn = 978-83-01-15390-8}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Bąk|first=Piotr|title=Gramatyka języka polskiego - zarys popularny|publisher=Wydawnictwo “Wiedza Powszechna”|place=Warszawa|year=1977|isbn=83-214-0923-7}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Milewski|first=Tadeusz|title=Językoznawstwo|publisher=Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe|place=Warszawa|year=1967}}</ref> * Entail a [[direct object]] (which is in the [[accusative]], or, for a few verbs, [[instrumental]] case in non-negated sentences, and in the [[genitive]] case in negated sentences)<br />OR * Can undergo passive transformation For example, the verb {{lang|pl|widzieć}} (to see) is transitive because it satisfies both conditions: {{lang|pl|Maria widzi Jana}} (Mary sees John; {{lang|pl|Jana}} is the accusative form of {{lang|pl|Jan}})<br> {{lang|pl|Jan jest widziany przez Marię}} (John is seen by Mary)<br>
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