Mediopassive Voice
Definition:
Mediopassive voice is a passive voice in which the:
- verb has stative meaning, and
- actor is not expressed
Examples:
(Chichewa Bantu)
In the following example, mediopassive voice is indicated by the suffix -ka:
- mwana wangu wapandi-ka
- child my beat -MEDIOPASSIVE
- ‘My child has been beaten.’
See Also:
Source:
322–323
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