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(New page: To be represented by attributes according to the following: == ACTIVE VOICE == The subject is the agent or actor of the verb. Not to be represented in UNL (default voice) === Examples ...)
 
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To be represented by the attributes @passive, @reflexive or @reciprocal.
  
 
== ACTIVE VOICE ==
 
== ACTIVE VOICE ==
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  Not to be represented in UNL (default voice)
 
  Not to be represented in UNL (default voice)
 
=== Examples ===
 
  
 
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|manger
 
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== PASSIVE VOICE ==
 
== PASSIVE VOICE ==
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=== Examples ===
 
  
 
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== MIDDLE VOICE ==
 
== MIDDLE VOICE ==

Revision as of 12:30, 4 December 2009

To be represented by the attributes @passive, @reflexive or @reciprocal.

ACTIVE VOICE

The subject is the agent or actor of the verb.

Not to be represented in UNL (default voice)
LANGUAGE ORIGINAL UNL
EN He built this house in 1895. build.@past
FR Le chat mange la souris. manger


PASSIVE VOICE

The subject is the patient, target or undergoer of the action.

@passive
LANGUAGE ORIGINAL UNL
EN This house was built in 1895. build.@passive.@past
FR La souris est mangée par le chat. manger.@passive


MIDDLE VOICE

The subject and the object of the verb are the same.

@reflexive, or 
@reciprocal
LANGUAGE ORIGINAL UNL
EN He killed himself. kill.@past.@reflexive
EN They killed each other. kill.@past.@reciprocal
FR Il s'est regardé dans la glace. regarder.@past.@reflexive
FR Pierre et Paul se sont regardés dans la glace. regarder.@past.@reciprocal
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