pseudopassive (English, noun)
expansion: pseudopassive (plural pseudopassives)
Senses:
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glosses: A construction where the object of a preposition has been promoted to the role of subject, as in The problem was talked about.
topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
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glosses: A construction that removes the subject from an intransitive verb, as in the Dutch sentence Er wordt gefloten ("[Someone] whistled").
Forms:
form: pseudopassives
tags: plural
form: pseudo-passive
tags: alternative