The speaker discusses the concept of verbal transitivity in linguistics, explaining that it refers to the capacity of a verb to need a complement to have complete meaning. They differentiate between intransitive verbs (those that don't need a complement) and transitive verbs (those that do). Transitive verbs can be further classified into direct and indirect transitive verbs.
The speaker explains that direct transitive verbs do not require a preposition, whereas indirect transitive verbs do. They provide examples to illustrate the difference, such as "we read brigadeiro" (direct transitive) and "we like brigadeiro" (indirect transitive).
They also discuss the possibility of having both direct and indirect objects in a sentence, but emphasize that a verb cannot have two equal objects (e.g., two direct objects or two indirect objects).
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Verbal transitivity refers to the capacity of a verb to need or not need a complement.
2. A verb can be intransitive (does not need a complement) or transitive (needs a complement).
3. Transitive verbs can be further divided into direct and indirect transitive verbs.
4. A direct transitive verb is one that does not begin with a preposition.
5. An indirect transitive verb is one that uses a preposition.
6. Some verbs can be both direct and indirect transitive, depending on the context and usage.
7. A direct object is one that does not start with a preposition.
8. An indirect object is one that starts with a preposition.
9. A verb can have one direct object and one indirect object, but not two objects of the same type.
10. Verbs can have different transitivity depending on the context and usage.
11. Exercises can help identify and understand verbal transitivity.
12. A linking verb does not have transitivity.
13. A significant verb is one that expresses action and forms of nature.
14. Intransitive verbs do not need a complement to have complete meaning.
15. Transitive verbs need a complement to have complete meaning.