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 The sense of the primary aspects is complemented further mainly by [[#Derivational morphology|derivational infixes]] and the like.
+====Voice====
+There are three possible voices in Rówok:
+*'''active'''
+*'''middle'''
+*'''passive'''
+=====Active voice=====
+The active voice is used for the following:
+*when the subject is the agent of a transitive action
+Subjects of verbs in the active voice are in the [[#Nominative/ergative|nominative]].
+=====Middle voice=====
+The middle voice is extremely widespread and productive.
+It is used for the following:
+#for the subject of stative verbs
+#when the subject is in a mutual relationship of non transitive action with someone (e.g. loving, talking on the phone, bonding)
+#for inanimate subjects of several verbs that would otherwise be active ('''he/she runs''' = '''''áyta'''''; '''it''' (a stream, for instance) '''runs''' = '''''áyŧa''''')
+#for several idiomatic verbs where it is unclear who the actor is and who the acted upon; this includes verbs like '''follow''' (not leading, not being led), '''hunt''' (conceived as following the animals movements as opposed to transitively killing it), etc.
+#when the subject or subjects of a transitive verb are also the patient
+Subjects of verbs in the middle voice from examples 1-5 are in the [[#Nominative/ergative|nominative]], while subjects in example 5 are in the [[#Telic|telic]].
+=====Passive voice=====
+The passive voice is used for the following:
+*when the subject is the patient of a transitive action
+Subjects of verbs in the passive voice are in the [[#Telic|telic]] with agents in the [[#Nominative/ergative|nominative]].
 ====Participles====

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