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When using the implied agent form in a phrase not in passive mood, the pronoun is omitted. For example, one can say ''Gróþkatsí-link el sé magazatí'' instead of ''Joj gróþ-link el sé magazatí'', both of which mean "I am going to the store." Notice that it is called implied ''agent'', not implied subject. | When using the implied agent form in a phrase not in passive mood, the pronoun is omitted. For example, one can say ''Gróþkatsí-link el sé magazatí'' instead of ''Joj gróþ-link el sé magazatí'', both of which mean "I am going to the store." Notice that it is called implied ''agent'', not implied subject. | ||
The implied agent is also used in creating the passive mood. One can have a sentence like ''Joj sen-plaskakalí al kala'' (literally: I PAST-place-3PL a call, I was called by them). | The implied agent is also used in creating the passive mood, and also in topic-prominent sentences (see below in Syntax). One can have a sentence like ''Joj sen-plaskakalí al kala'' (literally: I PAST-place-3PL a call, I was called by them). | ||
When in a verb phrase and used as a helping verb, the Type II irregular verb is not considered to be in the implied agent form, rather, it is applied to the verb being helped. For example, ''Kanel fétsakatsí lot'' means "I can do it", not "It can I do." | When in a verb phrase and used as a helping verb, the Type II irregular verb is not considered to be in the implied agent form, rather, it is applied to the verb being helped. For example, ''Kanel fétsakatsí lot'' means "I can do it", not "It can I do." | ||