Passive Voice

Root verb -woni-

vgi-woni-ha I am being spoken to.

etsa-woni-ha you are being spoken to.

atsi-woni-ha s/he/it is being spoken to.

egini-woni-ha the two of us are being spoken to.

esdi-woni-ha the two of you are being spoken to.

egi-woni-ha all of us are being spoken to.

etsi-woni-ha you are all being spoken to.

getsi-woni-ha they are being spoken to.

Root verb -go(wa)ti-

vgi-go(wa)ti-ha I am being seen.

esta-go(wa)ti-ha you are being seen.

atsi-go(wa)ti-ha s/he/it is being seen.

egini-go(wa)ti-ha the two of us are being seen.

esdi-go(wa)ti-ha the two of you are being seen.

egi-wgo(wa)ti-ha all of us are being seen.

etsi-go(wa)ti-ha you are all being seen.

getsi-go(wa)ti-ha they are being seen.

Root verb -oli-

vgw-oli:-ga I am being understood.

est-oli:-ga you are being understood.

ats-oli:-ga s/he/it is being understood.

egin-oli:-ga the two of us are being understood.

esd-oli:-ga the two of you are being understood.

eg-oli:-ga all of us are being understood.

ets-oli:-ga you are all being understood.

gets-oli:-ga they are being understood.

Root verb -nohe-

vgi-nohe-ha I am being told.

esta-nohe-ha you are being told.

atsi-nohe-ha s/he/it is being told.

egini-nohe-ha the two of us are being told.

esdi-nohe-ha the two of you are being told.

egi-nohe-ha all of us are being told.

etsi-nohe-ha you are all being told.

getsi-nohe-ha they are being told.


Practice Sentences

1. utana gvnage'i gili vgigo(wa)tiha.
I am being seen by the big black dog.

2. dideyohvsgi atsiwoniha atsutsa.
The boy is being spoken to by the teacher.

3. asgaya "hlesdi" getsinoheha sogwili.
The horses are being told "no" by the man.

4. ditiyohihisgo esdoli:ga?
Are you two being understood by the lawyer?


Vocabulary

dideyohvsgi - a teacher
ditiyohihi - a lawyer

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