Empty verbs offer a differentiated aspect of the nouns' meaning.
Empty verb structures fall into two categories, according to they meaning they express: empty verb structures with an active meaning and empty verb structures with a passive meaning. The passive meaning denotes state or a change of state.
This does not mean, however, that all empty verb structures can be found in all three categories.
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active meaning
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passive meaning
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change of state
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state
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in Verlegenheit bringen
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in Verlegenheit geraten
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in Verlegenheit sein
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zum Ausdruck bringen
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zum Ausdruck kommen
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zur Verfügung stellen
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zur Verfügung stehen
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