Impersonal passive

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA construction that removes the subject from an intransitive verb, as in the Dutch sentence Er wordt gefloten ("[Someone] whistled"). Also known as pseudopassive.

Synonyms

pseudopassive short passive passive impersonal verb antipassive voice exopassive impersonalisation impersonalization impersonal subject loose ablative nonpassivity passivist

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