does it make sense to talk about サ変名詞{さへんめいし} as 他動詞{たどうし} or 自動詞{じどうし}?


Does it make sense to talk about サ変名詞 as being 自動詞 or 他動詞? If so, surely some
are 他動詞： 車{くるま}を運転{うんてん}する。  
日本語{にほんご}を勉強{べんきょう}する。  
庭{にわ}を散歩{さんぽ}する。

But, what about 自動詞? Perhaps this [posting of mine from awhile
ago](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/12923/does-the-
structure%E3%80%8Cverb-stem%E3%81%8C%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E3%80%8D-exist)
describes 自動詞としてのサ変名詞 (but maybe not)？ More likely, I have insufficient vocab
knowledge to think of even one.

And, in a broader context, I am interested in if, in a transitive sentence
(regardless of if it is サ変名詞 or not), with a specified direct object, must "を"
always be the final 助詞{じょし}?

thank you.




Yes, it makes sense to talk about the transitivity of verbal noun plus する
constructions. I would simply link you to the introduction of [_The Light Verb
Construction in Japanese: The Role of the Verbal
Noun_](http://books.google.com/books?id=CZ86AAAAQBAJ&lpg=PA7&ots=BEQED0j1Kg&hl=ja&pg=PA7#v=onepage&q&f=false),
but I suppose it's better if I repeat some of the examples here. All of the
following examples are taken from page 8:

First, intransitive verbal noun + する constructions:

  1. 到着する _arrive_
  2. 誕生する _be born_
  3. 死亡する _die_

Second, transitive verbal noun + する constructions:

  1. 警告する _warn_
  2. 破壊する _destroy_
  3. 攻撃する _attack_

Third, verbal noun + する constructions which can be either transitive or
intransitive:

  1. 移動する _move_
  2. 破損する _damage / be damaged_
  3. 紛失する _lose_
  4. 縮小する _shrink / become shrunken_
  5. 終了する _finish_
  6. 増加する _increase_

No, を arguments don't need to be final; they can be scrambled out of their
basic position. Because most constituents in a Japanese sentence are marked
(e.g. with case markers like を or postpositions of some kind), sentence order
is relatively free, although certain orders may differ in emphasis, and the
order isn't _entirely_ free.

If you want details about sentence order, I suggest you ask a separate
question about it.




Yes, it makes sense to talk about the transitivity of verbal noun plus する
constructions. I would simply link you to the introduction of [_The Light Verb
Construction in Japanese: The Role of the Verbal
Noun_](http://books.google.com/books?id=CZ86AAAAQBAJ&lpg=PA7&ots=BEQED0j1Kg&hl=ja&pg=PA7#v=onepage&q&f=false),
but I suppose it's better if I repeat some of the examples here. All of the
following examples are taken from page 8:

First, intransitive verbal noun + する constructions:

  1. 到着する _arrive_
  2. 誕生する _be born_
  3. 死亡する _die_

Second, transitive verbal noun + する constructions:

  1. 警告する _warn_
  2. 破壊する _destroy_
  3. 攻撃する _attack_

Third, verbal noun + する constructions which can be either transitive or
intransitive:

  1. 移動する _move_
  2. 破損する _damage / be damaged_
  3. 紛失する _lose_
  4. 縮小する _shrink / become shrunken_
  5. 終了する _finish_
  6. 増加する _increase_

No, を arguments don't need to be final; they can be scrambled out of their
basic position. Because most constituents in a Japanese sentence are marked
(e.g. with case markers like を or postpositions of some kind), sentence order
is relatively free, although certain orders may differ in emphasis, and the
order isn't _entirely_ free.

If you want details about sentence order, I suggest you ask a separate
question about it.

