middle voice

Japanese: middle voice(英語表記)middlevoice
middle voice

…In such cases, the verb is in the passive voice, and in English it takes the form of the verb to be + past participle. In English and other languages, only the active and passive voices are distinguished, but in Greek and other languages, for example, there is also a middle voice. This indicates that the action extends to the subject itself, and in contrast to the active form louō〈to wash〉, the middle voice louomai means 〈to wash one's body. …

*Some terminology that mentions "middle voice" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…このような場合動詞は受動態passive voiceであり,英語ではbe動詞+過去分詞の形をとる。英語などではこの能動と受動の二つの態だけが区別されるが,たとえばギリシア語などでは,さらに中間態middle voiceが存在する。これは主語自身にその動作が及ぶことを示すものであり,louō〈洗う〉という能動態形に対して,中間態のlouomaiは〈自分の身体を洗う。…

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