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*when the subject is the agent of a transitive action | *when the subject is the agent of a transitive action | ||
Subjects of verbs in the active voice are in the [[#Ergative|ergative]]. | Subjects of verbs in the active voice are in the [[#Ergative|ergative]]. This is largely reserved for animate nouns, though inanimate nouns can be elevated to ergative agents if, e.g., they cause damage or some other large change. | ||
====Middle voice==== | ====Middle voice==== | ||