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The difference between actor focus and object focus
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Actor focus (most frequently used: verbs in -um and mag-)
1. The receiver (called theme) of the verb's action, if there is one, is in the NG case.
2. The subject, always in ANG case, is the action's doer.
3. The subject is always specific.
4. The theme is never specific. If you want to talk about a specific person or thing, use object focus.
Pattern: verb-actor-focus ANG-subject optional NG-theme
1. The doer or agent of the verb's action is in the NG case.
2. The subject, always in ANG case, is the receiver of the action.
3. The subject is always specific.
Pattern: verb-object-focus NG-agent ANG-subject.