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Uniquely among Romance languages, Rumonian has "pseudo-passive" forms which use ''aḍipisciri'' (to get, deponent) as an auxiliary verb: they are used with ditransitive verbs, and cast focus on the theme, as Rumonian being secundative means that in true passive forms it's the recipient which becomes subject. However, unlike in true passive forms, the theme is not the subject, and the verb conjugates for the (usually unstated) recipient: | Uniquely among Romance languages, Rumonian has "pseudo-passive" forms which use ''aḍipisciri'' (to get, deponent) as an auxiliary verb: they are used with ditransitive verbs, and cast focus on the theme, as Rumonian being secundative means that in true passive forms it's the recipient which becomes subject. However, unlike in true passive forms, the theme is not the subject, and the verb conjugates for the (usually unstated) recipient: | ||
* Present: '' | * Present: ''aḍipiscu doṭ'' "it is given [to me]" | ||
* Imperfect: ''aḍipisciva doṭ'' "it was given [to me]" | * Imperfect: ''aḍipisciva doṭ'' "it was given [to me]" | ||
* Past: ''hoi aḍeut doṭ'' "it has been/was given [to me]" | * Past: ''hoi aḍeut doṭ'' "it has been/was given [to me]" | ||