Verse:Irta/Knench: Difference between revisions
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=== Passive and causative === | === Passive and causative === | ||
''Kaht'' 'to take' is used as an auxiliary for the passive: | ''Kaht'' 'to take' is used as an auxiliary for the passive: | ||
: ''Kawð i ð'ąnuj men | : ''Kawð i ð'ąnuj men kapwəs.'' | ||
: I was bored by the horse. | : I was bored by the horse. | ||
: (lit. I took the boredom from the horse) | : (lit. I took the boredom from the horse) | ||
''Ðett'' 'to give' is used as an auxiliary for the causative: | ''Ðett'' 'to give' is used as an auxiliary for the causative: | ||
: ''Nawð i ðə | : ''Nawð i ðə pindóməs el kapwəs ąnuj.'' | ||
: I made the horse bore the farmer. | : I made the horse bore the farmer. | ||
: (lit. I gave the horse the farmer to inflict boredom) | : (lit. I gave the horse the farmer to inflict boredom) | ||