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Subject: Re: 託する
From: Glenn
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 06:36:34 GMT
References: 1, 2, 3, 4

> > 5. This brings up a question I have about what seems to be a passive form of suru verbs that takes a different form. For instnance, I see 科せられる where I would expect 科される, or 発せられる where I would expect 発される. Am I just completely missing the picture, or are these verbs in some way affected like 魅せる was?
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> 科せられる and 発せられる are the correct passive forms of the -suru verbs 科する and 発する, while 科される and 発される are the correct passive forms of the group I verb 科す and 発す.

Are there any known reasons why する become せられる in passive form for just those types of verbs? I know that it doesn't commonly take that form for two-character verbs, like 開発 (かいはつ) する→開発される (not 開発せられる) or 支配 (しはい) する→支配される (not 支配せられる). Is that for prosodic reasons?


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