Why this Transitive Verb with が


while I was searching for と思う I came across a sentence, which is reproduced
herewith:

> さくらさんは松本さんが止めると思う (Sakura thinks Matsuoto will stop)

Here are my questions:

  1. In this sentence I want to ask, as to why is a transitive verb i.e. 止める is being used with が. As, が is used with only intransitive verbs and 止める is transitive. OR is the sentence wrong?
  2. Are there any exceptions like this (any link or answer will help)

Thanks

Edit:

> Another example 女の子のお母かあさんがはいていたものでした (As in photograph) (履く being
> transitive)

[![Example
2](https://i.stack.imgur.com/no4YZ.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/no4YZ.png)




The difference between transitive verbs and intransitive verbs is in how verbs
relate to their objects. It is true that 「が」is used with intransitive verbs,
but the problem we're dealing with here is not about verb/object, it's about
subject/verb.

Which is to say, one of the main functions of 「が」is also **to mark the
_subject_ of a verb**.

Since the first sentence that you cited is lacking context, let's focus on the
excerpt from the story.

In the first sentence, we come to learn that, when the little girl left the
house, she put on some shoes. Since 「履く」is a transitive verb, it requires an
object,「靴」, which takes the 「を」particle. But now that 「靴」has been established
as the object of 「履く」, it's unlikely that we will ever see 「を履く」again in this
part of the story, which is why I said that this is not an issue of
verb/object.

In the next two sentences, we learn that the shoes were essentially useless
because they were too big for her feet. Why? Because, in the last sentence, we
find out that they were shoes that her mother had worn long ago. As I said,
「靴」had already been established as the object of 「履く」, so 「靴」is omitted. (This
is similar to English, where after the object has been identified, it is
thereafter referred to as it, them, etc.)

But, we still needed to know **who** wore the shoes long ago. So now the
author uses 「が」to **mark the subject** , her mother, as the one who used to
wear them.

Applying this explanation to the first sentence you cited, Sakura thinks that
Matsumoto will stop doing _something_ , but that something would have been
established in a previous sentence, so now it has been omitted, and 「が」is
functioning to mark Matsumoto as the subject who is stopping/quitting.

So, in summary, when the object of a transitive verb has already been
identified, it can usually be omitted. But if the **subject** who is acting on
the object changes, 「が」becomes necessary to identify that subject and it is
irrelevant whether the verb is transitive, because again, it is no longer a
verb/object problem, but rather a subject/verb problem.




The difference between transitive verbs and intransitive verbs is in how verbs
relate to their objects. It is true that 「が」is used with intransitive verbs,
but the problem we're dealing with here is not about verb/object, it's about
subject/verb.

Which is to say, one of the main functions of 「が」is also **to mark the
_subject_ of a verb**.

Since the first sentence that you cited is lacking context, let's focus on the
excerpt from the story.

In the first sentence, we come to learn that, when the little girl left the
house, she put on some shoes. Since 「履く」is a transitive verb, it requires an
object,「靴」, which takes the 「を」particle. But now that 「靴」has been established
as the object of 「履く」, it's unlikely that we will ever see 「を履く」again in this
part of the story, which is why I said that this is not an issue of
verb/object.

In the next two sentences, we learn that the shoes were essentially useless
because they were too big for her feet. Why? Because, in the last sentence, we
find out that they were shoes that her mother had worn long ago. As I said,
「靴」had already been established as the object of 「履く」, so 「靴」is omitted. (This
is similar to English, where after the object has been identified, it is
thereafter referred to as it, them, etc.)

But, we still needed to know **who** wore the shoes long ago. So now the
author uses 「が」to **mark the subject** , her mother, as the one who used to
wear them.

Applying this explanation to the first sentence you cited, Sakura thinks that
Matsumoto will stop doing _something_ , but that something would have been
established in a previous sentence, so now it has been omitted, and 「が」is
functioning to mark Matsumoto as the subject who is stopping/quitting.

So, in summary, when the object of a transitive verb has already been
identified, it can usually be omitted. But if the **subject** who is acting on
the object changes, 「が」becomes necessary to identify that subject and it is
irrelevant whether the verb is transitive, because again, it is no longer a
verb/object problem, but rather a subject/verb problem.

