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passive
/pæss-iv/
 
adj.
 
1.
Def.: kenè egpakig-ehet ke nekey ka igkeupii ran, egbalaharen dan dè ka minsan nekey ne egkeyitabù kandan.
MS: kenè egpakig-ehet
If someone is passive, they don't fight for what they want; they just allow things to happen to them.
 
adj.
 
2.
Def.: ka eglalahen te pangasak iyan ka sabeka ne egdawat te weil.
In grammar, in a passive sentence, the subject of the sentence is the one who receives the action.
The cake was eaten by the boy ['The cake' is the subject of the sentence, and it is the thing which receives the action].
Ka kik egkeenen te batè [ka 'kik' ka eglalahen te pangasak, wey seini ka butang ne egdawat te weil].
See active (3)
Sem.Dom.: AWL9; grammar
Status: ready

Last updated: 19/Jan/2012