"impersonal passive" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: impersonal passives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} impersonal passive (plural impersonal passives)
  1. (grammar) A construction that removes the subject from an intransitive verb, as in the Dutch sentence Er wordt gefloten ("[Someone] whistled"). Also known as pseudopassive. Wikipedia link: impersonal passive Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-impersonal_passive-en-noun-WArXzdLp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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