 Greek. / §. 9. ^he neuter expresses being, or a state or / condition of being; when the agent and the object acted upon coincide, and the event is properly neither action nor passion, but rather something between both: as I am, I sleep, I walk."* NOTE.  A grammar of the New Zealand language - Page 45de Robert Maunsell - 1862 - 168 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
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...being, when the agent and the object acted upon coincide, and the event is properly neither action or passion, but rather something between both: as, 'I am, I sleep, I walk.' " A Verb Active is called also transitive, because the action passeth over to the object, or hath an... | |
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