Required Companion / Valency
What companion does this word require?
Significato
The required or typical partners of a verb, adjective, noun, or expression: object, preposition, case, clause, infinitive, or complement.
Come riconoscerlo
Ask what the word needs after or around it to be complete and natural.
Esempi
depend on|listen to|ask for|interested in
wait for someone|good at something|help someone do
She depends on her friends.
Visual guide
some words open slots depend → on + someone listen → to + someone slot filled = natural She depends on her friends.
COMPARE SLOTS English: depend + on + someone Other: depend + case/object Companion type may be: preposition | case object | clause infinitive
Panoramica per lingua
Nella tua lingua madre
Words often require specific prepositions, clitics, infinitives, or clauses.
Dipende dai suoi amici.
She depends on her friends.
Nella tua lingua di studio
In inglese verbi, aggettivi e nomi richiedono spesso accompagnatori specifici, come oggetti, preposizioni o infinitivi.
depend on someone
on = parola richiesta dopo depend
Chi studia sceglie spesso la preposizione o lo schema verbale sbagliato dopo parole comuni.
Same block, different coding
Both languages use this block strongly, but they signal it differently. Focus on form changes, not only meaning.