To put it another way, “love” in this case is an active verb, where one is the do-er of love-ing. Not a passive verb, in the sense that we might say, “I love this weather we’re having”, but more like the love in “I love you”.
There’s enough confusion about what the term “passive verb” means out there already, please don’t add more.
There’s enough confusion about what the term “passive verb” means out there already, please don’t add more.