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Originally Posted by Maxful
Hi masaegu san, could you check if the following sentences are correct? The reason why I used intransitive for the first sentence is because it is beyond my control if the students decide if they want to view the planet or not.
学生は惑星を見るために公園に集まる。
Those students gather in a park in order to view the planet.
僕たちは惑星を見るために公園に集める。
We gather in a park in order to view the planet.
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The second sentence is incorrect. It's 集まる.
学生 = people
僕たち = people
When people gather in a place, it's 集まる.
Intransitive.
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When a person/people collect(s) something, it's 集める.
Transitive.
You can 集める stamps, CDs, dolls, old maps, etc.
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I really don't see any differences between Japanese and English regarding transitive and intransitive verbs, which is why I didn't have any problems learning them in my English studies.