Value Passive without verbal coding

Language:
Sranan
Parameter:
Passive constructions
References
Winford 1997: 255

Examples

  1. Kande den suma disi ben kweki tra fasi.
    Kande
    maybe
    den
    the.pl
    suma
    person
    disi
    dem
    ben
    pst
    kweki
    raise
    tra
    another
    fasi.
    way
    Maybe these people were raised differently.

    See Winford 2000: 95

  2. A liba bradi kba.
    A
    det
    liba
    river
    bradi
    wide
    kba.
    already
    The river has already been widened.

    See Winford 1997: 255

  3. A krosi e krin.
    A
    det
    krosi
    clothes
    e
    ipfv
    krin.
    clean
    The clothes are being cleaned.

    See Winford 1997: 255