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վ Վ -վ Armenian Alternative forms hy -ու- -ւ- TAO Pronunciation վ after some consonant clusters: ըվ Suffix hy suffix inflectional suffixes Infixed in the verb between the stem and ending to create its mediopassive voice. hy սիրել<t:to like> սիրվել<t:to be liked> hy սկսել<t:(transitive) to begin, to start, to set in motion> սկսվել<t:(intransitive) to begin, to commence> Usage notes In Old Armenian the mediopassive voice was expressed by changing the ending of the verb to xcl -իմ: xcl սիրեմ I like, xcl սիրիմ I am liked.