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The '''[[w:Passive voice|passive voice]]''' in Aeranir shares many traits with the middle voice (sometimes called ''[[w:Mediopassive voice|mediopassive]]''), and often times the distinction between the two can be subtle, nuanced, or obscure. In its most basic form, the grammatical subject ([[w: Nominative case|nominative]] argument) expresses the theme or [[w:Grammatical patient|patient]] of the main verb – that is, the person or thing that undergoes the action or has its state changed. This is opposed to the [[w:Active voice|active voice]], where the nominative argument expresses the agent of a transitive clause or subject of an intransitive one, and the [[w:Voice (grammar)#Middle|middle voice]], which has traits of both. | The '''[[w:Passive voice|passive voice]]''' in Aeranir shares many traits with the middle voice (sometimes called ''[[w:Mediopassive voice|mediopassive]]''), and often times the distinction between the two can be subtle, nuanced, or obscure. The passive was rare in Old Aeranir and even in the Classical period remained unusual, with the middle voice still preferred for passive clauses. It only began to rise in popularity in Late Aeranir. In its most basic form, the grammatical subject ([[w: Nominative case|nominative]] argument) expresses the theme or [[w:Grammatical patient|patient]] of the main verb – that is, the person or thing that undergoes the action or has its state changed. This is opposed to the [[w:Active voice|active voice]], where the nominative argument expresses the agent of a transitive clause or subject of an intransitive one, and the [[w:Voice (grammar)#Middle|middle voice]], which has traits of both. | ||
=====Uses of the passive===== | =====Uses of the passive===== | ||