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Spontaneous Voice (自発態)

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Definition:

Action occurs naturally/spontaneously without volition. Formed by adding れる/られる. Often used with 思う感じる for natural thoughts/feelings.

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Connection Rules:

Only transitive verbs can be spontaneous: 思い出される (come to mind)、感じられる (be felt)、考えられる (be conceivable)。Used in formal/literary contexts。AI: spontaneous often implies natural occurrence not deliberate action

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Example:

故郷が思い出される。

My hometown comes to mind.

悲しみが感じられる。

Sadness can be felt.

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Confusion Points:

Spontaneous vs passive: both use れる/られる. Spontaneous expresses natural occurrence without agent. AI: if no agent marked and verb is mental/emotional, likely spontaneous

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AI Tags

SPONTANEOUSSPONTANEOUS_NATURALSPONTANEOUS_MENTALSPONTANEOUS_EMOTIONALSPONTANEOUS_VS_PASSIVESPONTANEOUS_LITERARY