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===Passive voice=== | ===Passive voice=== | ||
The verb "ez" ("to get") is used to form | The verb "ez" ("to get") is used to form passives without expressing the agent, or is used when the agent is inanimate, and one simply uses the OSV order to form passives when the agent is animate. For example: | ||
*ire ez bek - the fish is eaten (by someone). | * ire ez bek - the fish is eaten (by someone). | ||
*ire kezh bek - the fish is eaten by the king. | * ire kezh bek - the fish is eaten by the king. | ||
* hat tak res keb - the person was attacked by he/they | |||
* hat tak ez keb - the person was attacked | |||
when the agent of a passive sentence is inanimate, the agent is marked with "bar"("to hold"). For example: | |||
* hat tak ez keb bar hi tom - the person was attacked by a rock. | |||
===Word formation=== | ===Word formation=== | ||