Value Typical passive construction

Language:
Bahamian Creole
Parameter:
Passive constructions

Examples

  1. I been to court for a person - witness for a person, because he couldn't come to the hospital, because he did get jook. Ne- close here - more to he heart, and that - and that thing stop about that much from he heart.
    [...]
    [...]
    he
    3sg.m.sbj
    did
    pst
    get
    get
    jook.
    stab
    [...] he had gotten stabbed.
  2. So - they - OK, so - uh - lot of people got arrested, people went to prison and what not, you know, after - after they had this riot, you know.
    [...]
    [...]
    lot
    lot
    of
    of
    people
    people
    got
    get[pfv]
    arrested
    arrest.ptcp
    [...].
    [...]
    [...] (a) lot of people got arrested [...].
  3. I was never confirm – in the Anglican, so I got confirm.
    I
    1sg.sbj
    was
    cop.pst
    never
    never
    confirm
    confirm
     
    in
    prep
    the
    art
    Anglican,
    Anglican
    so
    so
    I
    1sg.sbj
    got
    get.pst
    confirm.
    confirm
    I had not been confirmed in the Anglican [Church], so I was confirmed [in the Catholic Church].