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[[w:Animacy|Animacy]] can play a major role in the meaning of a verb in the middle voice. Verbs with more animate subjects, such as people, animals, gods, etc., may be interpreted as more towards an active meaning, whilst less animate subjects, like inanimate objects or possessions, may be interpreted as more passive in meaning. | [[w:Animacy|Animacy]] can play a major role in the meaning of a verb in the middle voice. Verbs with more animate subjects, such as people, animals, gods, etc., may be interpreted as more towards an active meaning, whilst less animate subjects, like inanimate objects or possessions, may be interpreted as more passive in meaning. | ||
{{interlinear| number=1.) | style2 = color:DarkMagenta; | top=''augērur seus ars'' | {{interlinear| number=1.a.) | style2 = color:DarkMagenta; | top=''augērur seus ars'' | ||
| aug-ērur se-us ar[d]-s | | aug-ērur se-us ar[d]-s | ||
|see-MID.3SG.T this-T.NOM.SG wumbo-NOM.SG | |see-MID.3SG.T this-T.NOM.SG wumbo-NOM.SG | ||
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|c1 = (''more animate'')}} | |c1 = (''more animate'')}} | ||
{{interlinear| number= | {{interlinear| number=1.b.) | style2 = color:DarkMagenta; | top=''augērra sea salva'' | ||
| aug-ērra se-a salv-a | | aug-ērra se-a salv-a | ||
|see-MID.3SG.C this-C.NOM.SG book-NOM.SG | |see-MID.3SG.C this-C.NOM.SG book-NOM.SG | ||
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Another important use of the middle voice is the '''experiential middle voice'''. When used with sensory verbs the middle voice may be used to differentiate experiential, nonvolitional sensation (''see, hear, smell, feel, know, etc.''), as opposed to active, volitional sensation (''look, listen, sniff, touch, understand, etc.'') Often times, the object of the sensory verb will be expressed using an oblique case, usually the ablative. | Another important use of the middle voice is the '''experiential middle voice'''. When used with sensory verbs the middle voice may be used to differentiate experiential, nonvolitional sensation (''see, hear, smell, feel, know, etc.''), as opposed to active, volitional sensation (''look, listen, sniff, touch, understand, etc.'') Often times, the object of the sensory verb will be expressed using an oblique case, usually the ablative. | ||
{{interlinear| number= | {{interlinear| number=2.a.) | style2 = color:DarkMagenta; | top=''īdēstë ponun gärīnī gellē'' | ||
| īd-ēs<nowiki>=</nowiki>të pon-un gärīn-ī gellē | | īd-ēs<nowiki>=</nowiki>të pon-un gärīn-ī gellē | ||
|hear/listen-ACT.3SG.T<nowiki>=</nowiki>1SG.NOM voice-ACC.SG friend-GEN.SG happily | |hear/listen-ACT.3SG.T<nowiki>=</nowiki>1SG.NOM voice-ACC.SG friend-GEN.SG happily | ||
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|c1 = (''active voice'')}} | |c1 = (''active voice'')}} | ||
{{interlinear| number= | {{interlinear| number=2.b.) | style2 = color:DarkMagenta; | top=''īdeor ponā gärīnī gellē'' | ||
| īd-eor pon-ā gärīn-ī gellē | | īd-eor pon-ā gärīn-ī gellē | ||
|hear/listen-MID.1SG voice-ABL.SG friend-GEN.SG happily | |hear/listen-MID.1SG voice-ABL.SG friend-GEN.SG happily | ||