pseudopassive

== English == === Alternative forms === pseudo-passive === Etymology === From pseudo- +‎ passive. === Pronunciation === === Noun === pseudopassive (plural pseudopassives) (grammar) A construction where the object of a preposition has been promoted to the role of subject, as in The problem was talked about. (grammar) A construction that removes the subject from an intransitive verb, as in the Dutch sentence Er wordt gefloten ("[Someone] whistled"). Synonym: impersonal passive === Adjective === pseudopassive (grammar) Of or related to the pseudopassive. Nearly passive; relatively passive. Resembling (something) passive.