middle voice

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middle voice

noun

  1. uncountable A voice that is neither active nor passive, because the subject of the verb cannot be unambiguously categorized as either agent or patient, having elements of both.

    Similar: activo-passive, middle, mediopassive voice

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noun grammatical form

Españolvoz media
中文中間語態 /中间语态 zhōngjiān yǔtài, 中動態 /中动态 zhōngdòngtài
Portuguêsvoz média
Françaisvoix moyenne
DeutschMedium
Italianodiatesi media, forma media
Ελληνικάμέση φωνή mési foní
Românădiateză medială

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@misc{middle_voice_2026,
  title = {middle voice},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/middle%20voice},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}