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The passive subjectless, reflexive consruction
The active subjectless reflexive construction
In the following passive constructions with transitive verbs, nominative subject and object are absent. Dative subject can be there as experiencer :
(mane) pet-mã cuthāy che. “Heaving disturbance is felt (by me) in the stomach'
In the following constructions with intransitive verbs nominative subject and object are absent. Dative subject is there as an experiencer : In number 5. even that is absent. It is a subject-less sentence or to put it alternatively, the verbal action is the subject.
mane ahĩ game/gothe/rūce/sorve/che.
'I like (being) here' 2. mane ahi phāve che
'It suits ine here' 3. mane dūkhe che
'It aches me 4. mane kathe che
'It rankles me' 5. āj bahu ghāme che
'Today it is very stuffy'
The following also seems to be quite allied : 6. ‘mane tenû bahu baļe/dājhe/lāge che
'I feel very much for him'.
3. When the verb is in transitive and the focus is on the verbal action that construction-type is called impersonal (bhāve prayog in the traditional terminolagy). Examples :
7. be so-ne, javāy che, śi utāva! che ?'
do please sit, going is being done, what is the hurry?'. 8. jem jem ahi vāśe ane rahevāśe, tem tem vadhu gamvā
inādśe'.
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