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:* '''''praescandu<u>ēlāre</u>''' ūlun '''cav<u>ā</u> īliān<u>ā</u>''' hānun appū qetlīnsūvantlīcöloccin ubrū'' | :* '''''praescandu<u>ēlāre</u>''' ūlun '''cav<u>ā</u> īliān<u>ā</u>''' hānun appū qetlīnsūvantlīcöloccin ubrū'' | ||
:::'That temple '''<u>was</u> rebuilt''' '''<u>by</u> Cava Iliana''' in their thirty-eight year.' | :::'That temple '''<u>was</u> rebuilt''' '''<u>by</u> Cava Iliana''' in their thirty-eight year.' | ||
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. | |||
:* '''''miquërur''''' 'they are dead/dying' (''middle'') → '''''miquēlārur''''' 'there are people are dying' (''passive'') | |||
Similarly, the passive can be used to form the '''aversive passive''', denoting an undesirable even or outcome. | |||
:* ''cōmërī rëquentus '''füru<u>ēlō</u>''' soprā'' | |||
::: 'I '''<u>got</u> snowed <u>on</u>''' on my way home.' | |||
====Causative==== | ====Causative==== | ||