Datapoint Singapore Bazaar Malay/Passive constructions

In Bazaar Malay, passivization is realized through analytic means. Three types of passive construction are identified in Bazaar Malay.They are: (1) The kena construction, where kena 'suffer' marks passivization, (2) the dapat construction, where the verb dapat 'get' is the passivization marker, and (3) the kasi construction where kasi 'give' marks passivization.

Values

Typical passive construction

Example 67-188:
Ini budak kena pukul.
Ini
dem
budak
child
kena
suffer
pukul.
beat
The child was beaten.

Source: Aye 2005: 161

Example 67-189:
Budak itu dapat pukul sama cikgu.
Budak
child
itu
dem
dapat
get
pukul
beat
sama
with
cikgu.
teacher
The child was beaten by the teacher.

Source: Aye 2005: 161

Example 67-190:
Dua telur [...] ah kasi buat full boil.
Dua
two
telur
egg
[...]
[...]
ah
top
kasi
give
buat
make
full
full
boil.
boil
Two eggs [...] were made full-boiled.

Source: Aye 2005: 162

Confidence:
Very certain