What does endoactive mean?
Endoactive means (grammar) Being or relating to a kind of verb where an action operates in or on the subject, similar to the middle voice..
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(grammar) Being or relating to a kind of verb where an action operates in or on the subject, similar to the middle voice..
‘Endoactive’ is similar to the 'middle voice' in some IE languages: the action was conceived as operating in or on the subject; in the exoactive, the verbal action was directed outward from the subject (R.L. Palmer, The Latin Language, 1987: 262).
Use endoactive when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Endoactive means (grammar) Being or relating to a kind of verb where an action operates in or on the subject, similar to the middle voice..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
Possible antonyms include exoactive.
‘Endoactive’ is similar to the 'middle voice' in some IE languages: the action was conceived as operating in or on the subject; in the exoactive, the verbal action was directed outward from the subject (R.L. Palmer, The Latin Language, 1987: 262).
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