Value Typical passive construction

Language:
Papiamentu
Parameter:
Passive constructions
References
Birmingham 1970: 95f; Kouwenberg 2007: 319

Examples

  1. A disidí kiko tin ku hasi?
    A
    pfv
    disidí
    decide
    kiko
    what
    tin
    have
    ku
    comp
    hasi?
    do
    Has it been decided what needs to be done?

    See Muller 1989: 110

  2. Nos a ser risibí dor di nos amigunan.
    Nos
    1pl
    a
    pfv
    ser
    pass
    risibí
    received
    dor
    by
    di
    of
    nos
    1pl
    amigu
    friend
    nan.
    pl
    We were received by our friends.

    See Birmingham 1970: 96

  3. Ta publiká e buki aki na okashon di [...].
    Ta
    tns
    publiká
    publish
    e
    def
    buki
    book
    aki
    here
    na
    loc
    okashon
    occasion
    di
    of
    [...].
    [...]
    This book is published on the occasion of [...].

    See Kouwenberg nd

  4. [...] fwentenan historiko skirbí na Hulandes i Spañó a keda mantení den nan idioma original [...].
    [...]
    [...]
    fwente
    source
    nan
    pl
    historiko
    historical
    skirbí
    written
    na
    loc
    Hulandes
    Dutch
    i
    and
    Spañó
    Spanish
    a
    pfv
    keda
    remain
    mantení
    maintained
    den
    in
    nan
    3pl
    idioma
    language
    original
    original
    [...].
    [...]
    [...] historical sources written in Dutch and Spanish have been included [lit. maintained] in their original language [...] (lit. [...] historical sources written in Dutch and Spanish have been maintained in their original language [...]).

    See Kouwenberg nd

  5. Dia ora i lugá di entiero ta wordu anunsiá despues.
    dia
    day
    ora
    hour
    i
    and
    lugá
    place
    di
    of
    entiero
    enterment
    ta
    tns
    wordu
    pass
    anunsiá
    announced
    despues
    later
    Date, time and place of the enterment will be announced later.

    See nd: 10 July 2009, p.3

  6. Nan a hòrta entre otro dos laptop Asus i Acer, un kámara Sony, un Ipod i un oloshi di man Diesel.
    Nan
    3pl
    a
    pfv
    hòrta
    steal
    entre
    among
    otro
    other
    dos
    two
    laptop
    laptop
    Asus
    Asus
    i
    and
    Acer,
    Acer
    un
    indf
    kámara
    camara
    Sony,
    Sony
    un
    indf
    Ipod
    Ipod
    i
    and
    un
    indf
    oloshi
    clock
    di
    of
    man
    hand
    Diesel.
    Diesel
    Among others, two Asus and Acer laptops, a Sony camera, an I-pod, and a Diesel watch were stolen.

    See nd: 26 June 2009, p.3