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0 used to refer to a verb that can be transitive (= used with an object) or intransitive (= used without an object), with the object of the transitive verb used as the subject of the intransitive verb. For example, close is an ergative verb (I closed the door| The door closed):
Ergative verbs are both transitive and intransitive.
Grammatical features such as ergative pronouns can be detected.
Ergative is the case marking transitive subject.
1 an ergative verb: