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Typical passive construction
Example 31-153:
Kel k’e dinheru ki
podu
na kaxa.
Kel
this
k’e
comp
.is
dinheru
money
ki
comp
podu
put
na
in
kaxa.
account
That was the money that was put in the bank account.
Source:
nd
Example 31-154:
Na setenti sinku ki
dadu
independensia.
Na
in
setenti
seventy
sinku
five
ki
that
dadu
given
independensia.
independence
It was in seventy five that we were given our independence.
Source:
nd
Confidence:
Certain
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
by
Marlyse Baptista
cite
Language:
Cape Verdean Creole of Brava
Feature:
Passive constructions
Source:
nd
;
nd
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