In this paper we will argue that contrary to the received view passive potential affixation in Hungarian primarily derives complex syntactic objects rather than adjectives. By means of a number of tests we show the differences between the two classes of items bearing the homophonous affix -hato/hető : one a nonfinite verb form, the other a lexicalized adjective. In addition to a syntactic analysis of this composite affix, a typology is provided for languages that have similar constructions.

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被动潜在的词缀：语法还是词典？

在本文中，我们将论证，与所接受的观点相反，匈牙利语中的被动语态附加词主要是产生复杂的句法对象而不是形容词。通过大量测试，我们证明了带有谐音词缀-hato /hető的两类项目之间的差异：一种是非限定动词形式，另一种是词汇形容词。除了对该复合词缀进行句法分析之外，还为具有类似构造的语言提供了类型学。