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Unlike the middle voice, the passive is not used for verbal complements, and it cannot take the agent of a verb as its subject.  It is never used in verbal complements.   

|drink-MID.3SG.E this-E.NOM.SG tea-NOM.SG well

|'This tea tastes good' (lit. 'it drinks well')}}

|'This tea is drunk often'}}

While the agent may be dropped in a passive clause, it may also be included, using the [[w:Ablative case|ablative case]].

|'This temple was rebuilt by Cava Iliana'}}

The passive can also be especially with intransitive verbs to form denote an '''unspecified/generic subject'''.  This structure may is used to make general statements or observations.  Negation for this type uses '''''{{term|mū}}'''''.

|die-MID.3PL.T

|'They are dead/dying.'}}

|'There are people dead/dying'}}

|not.enough-MID.3SG.C (this-C.NOM.SG) wumbo-DAT.PL capital-GEN.SG water-NOM.SG

|'This is not enough water for the people of the capital'}}

|'There is not enough water for the people of the capital'}}

Similarly, the passive can be used to form the ''aversive passive'', denoting an undesirable even or outcome.

|'Walking home I got snowed on'}}