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*'''{{lg|Passive Voice}}''': The passive voice can be applied and render the verb a transitive verb, though wether the theme or the recipient is promoted to agent depends on the language's alignment. | *'''{{lg|Passive Voice}}''': The passive voice can be applied and render the verb a transitive verb, though wether the theme or the recipient is promoted to agent depends on the language's alignment. | ||
*'''{{lg|Anti-passive Voice}}''': This voice can be applied and like the passive makes the verb a transitive one, an interesting fact about this is that in almost all languages it always applies to the theme and never the recipient, regardless of the language's actual alignment. Anti-passive voice demotes the {{green|'''object'''}} ({{purple|''theme''}}) and promotes the {{red|'''agent'''}} ({{yellow|donor}}). "''{{yellow|'''I'''}} gave {{cyan|'''John'''}} {{purple|'''the book'''}}''" becomes "''{{red|'''I'''}} was given {{green|'''John'''}}''", But it does not mean what it would for an English speaker, in English it would mean "John was given something by me" or "I gave john something" | *'''{{lg|Anti-passive Voice}}''': This voice can be applied and like the passive makes the verb a transitive one, an interesting fact about this is that in almost all languages it always applies to the theme and never the recipient, regardless of the language's actual alignment. Anti-passive voice demotes the {{green|'''object'''}} ({{purple|''theme''}}) and promotes the {{red|'''agent'''}} ({{yellow|donor}}). "''{{yellow|'''I'''}} gave {{cyan|'''John'''}} {{purple|'''the book'''}}''" becomes "''{{red|'''I'''}} was given {{green|'''John'''}}''", But it does not mean what it would for an English speaker, in English it would mean "{{cyan|'''John'''}} was given {{purple|'''something'''}} {{yellow|'''by me'''}}" or "I gave john something" | ||
Using the english verb "to give" as an example. "I gave John a book" is in passive voice "John was given a book", This should not be confused with "The book was given", which would be the passive voice form of "I gave a book", The English verb "give" is ambitranistive and can be either ditranistive or transitive in this regard. | Using the english verb "to give" as an example. "I gave John a book" is in passive voice "John was given a book", This should not be confused with "The book was given", which would be the passive voice form of "I gave a book", The English verb "give" is ambitranistive and can be either ditranistive or transitive in this regard. | ||