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====Passive Voice==== | ====Passive Voice==== | ||
The [[w:Passive_voice|passive voice]] is formed by adding the infix -'''im'''- after the root before any other additional suffixes. | The [[w:Passive_voice|passive voice]] is formed by adding the infix -'''im'''- after the root before any other additional suffixes. The passive voice does not apply to the present tense. | ||
Example: | |||
* '''madhit''' (madhid-) ''v.'' to give | |||
** <code>madhid-ikh-i i khanishu-me u-mela</code> ''He gave the book to her''<br /><code>give-PST-3MSG PN.3MSG book.F-ACC PN.3FSG-DAT</code> | |||
**# In this example, the verb agrees with the subject ''he'' (i). | |||
** <code>madhid-im-ikh-u khanishu u-mela</code> ''The book was given to her''<br /><code>give-PASS-PST-3FSG book.F.NOM PN.3FSG-DAT</code> | |||
**# In this example, the verb agrees with ''book'' since there is no subject initiating the action. | |||
===Adjectives=== | ===Adjectives=== | ||