Verse:Mwail/Old Gloob: Difference between revisions
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The active voice is the default voice, used when the subject is the agent of the verb. | The active voice is the default voice, used when the subject is the agent of the verb. | ||
======Mediopassive====== | ======Mediopassive====== | ||
The mediopassive marks the subject as a patient of the verb. Apart from passivity, mediopassives may have a derivational function; they may indicate reflexive action, change of state, or involuntary/spontaneous actions. As such there are quite a few deponent verbs, verbs that are inherently mediopassive, and also mediopassive counterparts of active intransitive verbs. | The mediopassive marks the subject as a patient of the verb. Apart from passivity, mediopassives may have a derivational function; they may indicate reflexive action, change of state, or involuntary/spontaneous actions ("walk" > "my legs walk by themselves"). As such there are quite a few deponent verbs, verbs that are inherently mediopassive, and also mediopassive counterparts of active intransitive verbs. | ||
=====Supplementary voices===== | =====Supplementary voices===== | ||