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▸ noun: (grammar) A construction that removes the subject from an intransitive verb, as in the Dutch sentence Er wordt gefloten ("[Someone] whistled"). Also known as pseudopassive.
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▸ noun: (grammar) A construction that removes the subject from an intransitive verb, as in the Dutch sentence Er wordt gefloten ("[Someone] whistled"). Also known as pseudopassive.
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pseudopassive,
short passive,
passive,
impersonal verb,
antipassive voice,
exopassive,
impersonalisation,
impersonalization,
impersonal subject,
loose ablative,
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