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Passive constructions
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Passive without verbal coding Frequency: 50.0%
Example 8-140:
Di chrii kot an wi no nuo a huu kot i.
Di
det
chrii
tree
kot
cut
an
and
wi
1pl
no
neg
nuo
know
a
foc
huu
who
kot
cut
i.
3sg
The tree was cut but we don't know by whom.
Confidence:
Very certain
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Typical passive construction Frequency: 50.0%
Example 8-139:
Op tu nou dem no nuo ou di fuud get kuk.
Op
up
tu
to
nou
now
dem
3pl
no
neg
nuo
know
ou
how
di
det
fuud
food
get
get
kuk.
cook
Even now they still don't know how the food was cooked.
Confidence:
Very certain
Language:
Jamaican
by
Joseph T. Farquharson
cite
Language:
Jamaican
Feature:
Passive constructions
Source:
Own knowledge
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