I'm working with Schoder's book and there's something I don't understand.
There are some active (not deponent) verbs that have active endings in the present stem.
Then in the future stem, they suddenly have Middle-Passive endings. Do this mean that in the future they still have active meaning?
If so, my question then is how, for those verbs, is the Future Middle-Passive expressed?
Thanks for any help...
Future Tense with Middle-Passive Endings
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Re: Future Tense with Middle-Passive Endings
Indeed, any verb that has a "active" ending in the present and "middle-passive" in the future
retains its active meaning.
See Smyth 805 ff.
retains its active meaning.
See Smyth 805 ff.
Nate.