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=====Directive===== | =====Directive===== | ||
===Active voice=== | ===Active voice=== | ||
In Attian, as well as in many nominative-accusative languages, the active voice is used in a clause whose [[w:Subject (grammar)|subject]] expresses the [[w:Agent (grammar)|agent]] of the main verb. That is, the subject does the action designated by the verb. This is the default voice of the language, but it is still far less commonly used than the English active. | |||
===Mediopassive voice=== | ===Mediopassive voice=== | ||
Attian has another voice than the active; the mediopassive. The mediopassive is a catch-all diathesis which describes a multiple of equivalent English functions. The mediopassive has passive, reflexive, ergative, stative and reciprocal meanings, and is certainly at least as commonly used as the simple active. In many cases, the mediopassive may implicate a complete semantic shift - a change in meaning. | Attian has another voice than the active; the mediopassive. The mediopassive is a catch-all diathesis which describes a multiple of equivalent English functions. The mediopassive has passive, reflexive, ergative, stative and reciprocal meanings, and is certainly at least as commonly used as the simple active. In many cases, the mediopassive may implicate a complete semantic shift - a change in meaning. | ||