Re: Passive and active....
From: | Fabian <rhialto@...> |
Date: | Tuesday, December 28, 1999, 7:43 |
> On Sun, 26 Dec 1999 23:20:55 -0800, Barry Garcia
> <Barry_Garcia@...> wrote:
>
> >So, how do all of your languages handle active and passive voice, if at
> >all?
Demuan has a simple verb prefix, per-, to mark a passive verb.
king tabeng tabetam - I ate the food
king pertabeng tabetam - I was eaten by the food (yikes!)
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Fabian
Ikun li dik il-kitba tpatti it-tieba ta' qalb ta' patruni tieghi.
Ikun li ttaffi ugigh tal-Mitlufin u tal-Indannati.
Ikun li ilkoll li jaqraw il-kitba, qalbhom ihobbu is-Sewwa u l-Unur.
U b'dak l'ghamil, nithallas tax-xoghol iebes.