ELEVENTH LESSON

OF THE PASSIVES.

The Bisaya dialect being almost completely passive, the study of this speaking mood is of great importance. Three are the passives or moods of expressing the verbs in passive voice. Passive the first or passive of I (ee). The second passive or of On, and the third passive or of An. The passive of I (ee) is formed by putting Gui before the root for present and past tenses, and I (ee) for future and imperative. Passive the second or of On, is formed by placing the particle Gui before the root for present and past tenses; the future by duplicating the first syllable of the root putting On after: or by placing one of the particles of future tense before the root, and On after.

The third passive or of An is formed by putting the particle Gui before the root and An after, for present and past tenses; the future is formed by duplicating the first syllable of the root, and placing before the root one of the particles of future tense and An after.

The imperative mood is formed by putting An after the root.

Conjugation of the Passives

Passive of I. (EE)

PRESENT AND PAST TENSES.

I leave him or he has been left by me. Guibilin co sia.

FUTURE AND IMPERATIVE.

He will be left, or let him be left by me. Ibilin co sia.

INFINITIVE.

When he left him. Sa pagbilin cania.

Passive of ON.

PRESENT AND PAST TENSES.

It is, or it has been written by them. Guisulat nila.

FUTURE.

Will be written by them. Susulaton or pagasulaton nila.

IMPERATIVE.

Let it be written by them. Susulaton nila.

INFINITIVE.

To be written by them. Sa pagsulat nila.

IMPERATIVE.

Write that. Sulaton mo cana.

Passive of AN.

PRESENT AND PAST TENSES.

It is or has been opened by me. Guilucaban co.

FUTURE.

Will be opened by me. Lulucaban or pagalucaban co.

IMPERATIVE.

Let it be opened by you. Lucaban mo.

IMPERSONAL IMPERATIVE.

Be that opened. Lucabi or Lucabi cana.