Talk:lära

Subject and object

For the Swedish word "lära" I read the passage on the main page:

"The verb lära requires the presence of two objects; who is learning and what is being learnt. If the one who is learning is the same as the subject of the clause, the reflexive pronoun sig oneself must be placed immediately after the verb, and the construction is understood as to learn or study. If however the one who is learning is not the same as the subject of the clause, the construction is understood as to teach or instruct. In both cases the subject/matter being learnt must follow."

I suggest changing the phrase "two objects" into "two arguments", or else into "a subject and an object". The case of "lära" is different from e.g. the English verb "to give" which does require two objects: a direct object and an indirect object, respectively.

I suggest changing the phrase "the subject/matter being learnt" into "the object of study".

The reason for the suggestions is the intention to minimize the risk of misunderstanding by confusion (which struck me at first reading) with the term "object" from grammatical theory, which is a relevant term in the context of language in general and of the specific grammatical discussion as is given on the main page.Redav (talk) 16:47, 14 November 2020 (UTC)