man of manners
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- Joined
- Jul 17, 2016
- Member Type
- Interested in Language
- Native Language
- Arabic
- Home Country
- Egypt
- Current Location
- Egypt
Hi!
I have always wondered why there are transitive verbs that do not passivize. I have collected few of them such as: survive- run out of - lack- resemble - have - get - possess - want [usually] -meet - mind - fit - flee.
I have also wondered why a verb cannot be passivized while a synonymous or partly synonymous one can be: like "have" and "own"، "grt" and "obtain"، "survive" and "avoid"، "meet" [by chance] and "run into" etc.
Can you help me to understand this linguistic phenomenon?
Thanks in advance!
I have always wondered why there are transitive verbs that do not passivize. I have collected few of them such as: survive- run out of - lack- resemble - have - get - possess - want [usually] -meet - mind - fit - flee.
I have also wondered why a verb cannot be passivized while a synonymous or partly synonymous one can be: like "have" and "own"، "grt" and "obtain"، "survive" and "avoid"، "meet" [by chance] and "run into" etc.
Can you help me to understand this linguistic phenomenon?
Thanks in advance!