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#for inanimate subjects of several verbs that would otherwise be active ('''he/she runs''' = '''''áyta'''''; '''it''' (a stream, for instance) '''runs''' = '''''áyŧa''''') | #for inanimate subjects of several verbs that would otherwise be active ('''he/she runs''' = '''''áyta'''''; '''it''' (a stream, for instance) '''runs''' = '''''áyŧa''''') | ||
#for several idiomatic verbs where it is unclear who the actor is and who the acted upon; this includes verbs like '''follow''' (not leading, not being led), '''hunt''' (conceived as following the animals movements as opposed to transitively killing it), '''play''', etc. | #for several idiomatic verbs where it is unclear who the actor is and who the acted upon; this includes verbs like '''follow''' (not leading, not being led), '''hunt''' (conceived as following the animals movements as opposed to transitively killing it), '''play''', etc. | ||
#to completely alter the overlying semantic of some roots, such as '''see''' => '''understand''' | |||
#when the subject or subjects of a transitive verb are also the patient, such as '''shaving''', or '''looking oneself in the mirror''' | #when the subject or subjects of a transitive verb are also the patient, such as '''shaving''', or '''looking oneself in the mirror''' | ||