Definition
Mediopassive voice is a passive voice in which the:
- verb has stative meaning, and
- actor is not expressed
Examples
(Chichewa Bantu)
In the following example, mediopassive voice is indicated by the suffix -ka:
- mwana wangu wapandi-ka
- child my beat -MEDIOPASSIVE
- ‘My child has been beaten.’
Sources 1
- Foley, W. and Van Valin 1985, 322–323