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Passive constructions
Passive voice is expressed by the suffix -du.
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Typical passive construction
Example 30-191:
Sugundu ta kontá
du
, "Gomisiánu" ê nómi di dos ómi ki djuntá
du
: [...].
Sugundu
according.to
ta=kontá-du,
ipfv
=tell-
pass
"Gomisiánu"
Gomisiánu
ê
be
nómi
name
di=dos
of=two
ómi
man
ki=djuntá-du:
comp
=put.together-
pass
[...].
[...]
According to what is told, (the word) "Gomisiánu" consists of the names of two men, that were put together: [...].
Source:
Lang 1993
: 159
Example 30-192:
Kuántu más kumida e dá
du
p'el kura, más e ta kume.
Kuántu
how.much
más
more
kumida
food
e=dá-du
3sg
=give-
pass
p=el=kura,
for=
3sg
=recover
más
more
e=ta=kume.
3sg
=
ipfv
=eat
The more food was given to him to recover, the more he ate.
German:
Je mehr Essen man ihm gab, damit er gesund werde, desto mehr aß er.
Source:
da Silva 1987
: 33
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Santiago
by
Jürgen Lang
cite
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Santiago
Feature:
Passive constructions
Source:
Lang 1993
: 158-160
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