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Pseudopassive

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA construction where the object of a preposition has been promoted to the role of subject, as in The problem was talked about.
2.NounA construction that removes the subject from an intransitive verb, as in the Dutch sentence Er wordt gefloten ("[Someone] whistled").
3.AdjectiveOf or related to the pseudopassive.
4.AdjectiveNearly passive; relatively passive.
5.AdjectiveResembling (something) passive.
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