L 9 (Review every couple weeks)

Question 1

What is the present middle and present passive infinitive case ending? And how is it typically translated as a passive and as a middle? Use the example ἀκούω.

Answer 1

εσθαι

ἀκούεσθαι passive “to be heard” and middle “to hear (myself?)”

Question 2

What is typically the object of passive verbs? What is the technical name for this?

Answer 2

Nothing; they do not take objects.

They are intransitive

Question 3

Can middle verbs take objects? What is the technical name?

Answer 3

Some Yes (though not all)
transitive

Question 4

We are saved by grace. Saved is passive. what would I use to translate the “by”

Answer 4

A dative noun. Because the ὑπο + a genitive is personal. And the dative is instrumental.