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Example 55-167
Zorz ti gany bate ar so frer
Zorz
George
ti
pst
gany
get
bate
beat
ar
with
so
his
frer
brother
George got beaten up by his brother (=was attacked physically). OR: George was beaten by his brother (=was defeated in a race or in a game such as e.g. tennis).
Type:
constructed by linguist
Source:
Own knowledge
Language:
Mauritian Creole
by
Philip Baker
and
Sibylle Kriegel
cite
Datapoints:
Passive constructions: Typical passive construction
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