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Middle Voice.
Middle Voice - as a noun
(grammar) the form in which the subject of a verb performs some action upon itself.
Example: "The middle voice is said to be in the middle between the active and the passive voices because the subject often cannot be categorized as either agent or patient but may have elements of both."
Example Sentences
"In linguistics, the middle voice is a grammatical voice used when the subject of a verb is both the agent performing the action and the recipient of the action."
"Ancient Greek has a prominent middle voice that is distinct from both the active and passive voices."
"The middle voice is often used to indicate that the subject is participating in or affected by the action of the verb."
"In English, some verbs can be used in the middle voice, such as 'I dressed' or 'The door opened'."
"In some languages, a distinct set of verb forms or morphological markers is used to indicate the middle voice."
