why. can’t. it. ever. get. any. easier
I did not know that, thanks for that info. I wonder if these rules have also been created by this guy:
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Seconding what @seanblue said about pairs:
解く– to untie
解ける– to be untied
倒す– to defeat, to overthrow, to topple, to knock over
倒れる– to be defeated, to fall, to be knocked over
I believe going from う form to える flips the transitivity, but there’s no rule about which one is transitive or intransitive. The following is the opposite of your example:
開く (あく) is intransitive
開ける is transitive.
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Unrelated, but the ***s in the title make me giggle. It’s past 2 am and I’m very mature.
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It happened with me too, don’t worry 
Read it with the intonation of “To be or not to be” 
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOO WHO CHNGED THE TITEL>?!?!
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I could change the title back to the good one, but I think that’s an abuse of my power 
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I kept coming back, the titel got me all stirred up like a big turkey in a rice paddy 奮
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Have a medal, cool kid 
Also, if you was a watermelon, this would be you.
Dis you? Seriously though? Why are mounties so awesome?
If you is a potato, marry me or I’ll post this to you.
After seeing your heroics as a mountie potato
Oh my god, kill me now. that is the most cringe thing I’ve posted yet.
At this point, I wish they had kept it the way it was if it meant the topic would become mute-worthy >_>
guys
you’re forgetting something
Transitive verbs will take を, while intransitive verbs take が or は
EXCEPTION- Some intransitive motion verbs will take を if location is the direct object.
Example: 部屋を出た。(I left the room)
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I think the problem is when you’re trying to answer on WK (or choose the right one to use in a sentence) you won’t have that clue to help you, though if you are reading it becomes obvious, yes.
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So, I just (re)found this video, and wanted to post it without creating a new transitive/intransitive thread, and this was the first thread I found. I didn’t check any of the other sources posted on this thread, so maybe it was already covered, but hopefully people will find this useful.
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