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:: ግዙጙጘ ''gïzung<b>úng</b>ä'' "to cook intensively/repeatedly", ግዙጙⶕ ''gïzung<b>úng</b>e'' "to have cooked intensively/repeatedly". | :: ግዙጙጘ ''gïzung<b>úng</b>ä'' "to cook intensively/repeatedly", ግዙጙⶕ ''gïzung<b>úng</b>e'' "to have cooked intensively/repeatedly". | ||
'''Middle''' is formed with the suffix ''-(ï) | '''Middle''' is formed with the suffix ''-(ï)g-''. It has various uses including: forming the anticausative of lexically causative verbs (e.g. ግዙጘ ''gïzúngä'' "to cook (trns.)" → ዪዙጝገ ''yizúng<b>g</b>ä'' "it cooks (intr.)"); forming de-agentivized passives (e.g. ግኝለ ''gï̀nglä'' "to sell" → ዪጝልጌ ''yingï̀lge'' "it was sold"); and forming potentials (e.g. ግሌ ''gïlí'' "to eat" → ዪሌገ ''yilígä'' "it is edible"; ግላለ ''gïlálä'' "to sleep" → ዪላልገ ''yilálgä'' "it can be slept on"). | ||
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:e.g. ግዙጝገ ''gïzúng<b>g</b>ä'' "to cook (intr.)", ግዙጝጌ ''gïzúng<b>g</b>e'' "to have cooked (intr.)".--> | :e.g. ግዙጝገ ''gïzúng<b>g</b>ä'' "to cook (intr.)", ግዙጝጌ ''gïzúng<b>g</b>e'' "to have cooked (intr.)".--> | ||