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endopassive
adj 2noun 1
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3ADJ.
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VERB + ENDOPASSIVE
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ENDOPASSIVE + NOUN
derivation, word
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noun
1
A verb with the form of a passive voice construction, but indicating the state of, or an action toward something other than its subject.
Endopassives are: (a) introvert (not extrovert); (b) passive in the sense that the subject of the endopassive word was the object of the simplex [...] (c) unlike exopassives, the hypothetical subject of the simplex is grammatically and semantically not available
adj
1
Having passive form while predicating about something other than the subject of the passive voice construction.
2
Being or relating to an endopassive.
4.6 Voicing of the initial consonant: endopassive derivation
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Endopassives are: (a) introvert (not extrovert); (b) passive in the sense that the subject of the endopassive word was the object of the simplex [...] (c) unlike exopassives, the hypothetical subject
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4.6 Voicing of the initial consonant: endopassive derivation
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