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Value Passive without verbal coding
Language:
Haitian Creole
Parameter:
Passive constructions
References
DeGraff 2007
: 112
Examples
Yo kraze machin lan.
Yo
3sg
kraze
demolish
machin
car
lan.
def
They have demolished the car.
French:
Ils/Elles ont démoli la voiture.
See
DeGraff 2007
: 112
Machin lan kraze.
Machin
car
lan
def
kraze.
demolished
The car is demolished.
French:
La voiture est démolie.
See
DeGraff 2007
: 112
Lakou a bale deja.
Lakou
courtyard
a
def
bale
sweep
deja.
already
The court has already been swept.
French:
La cour est déjà balayée.
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