Part 16 (1/2)
Rem The other tenses are foration To speak well the Bisaya dialect, it is absolutely necessary to understand when and how every one of the passives must be used, and also the mechanism of their sentences, which is the more difficult part, since are so many the moods and so diverse their syntax, In order to make easy to the learners the use of the passive tenses, we shall explain them as clearly as possible by Exa calubihan
cocoa-trees
We have sold it now Guibaligya na naa vaca
We have counted theht yet upat ca bo-oc
Order to have the sa madali
one
Water the plants, because it is Boboan a tanom, cay very warm mainit ca-ayo
Cover the child, because it very Taboni ang bata, cay o very far? Halayo ba ang ione as far as so-on
Exercise XI
Are you pleased with your servant?--I a--Has your brother returned at last froht you a fine horse--Has he told his groo it to you--What do you think of that horse?--I think that it is a fine and good one, and beg you to lead it to my brother's that he may see it--In what did you spend your time yesterday?-I went to my father's in law, and afterwards to the ball--When did that --Has he coo--Where is your brother?--He is in his roo sia)?--I will tell him so, but he is not dressed
TWELFTH LESSON
SOME RULES UPON THE PassIVES AND THEIR SENTENCES
Passive of I (ee)
This passive is ent person exercises its action re from itself the patient person
The sentences of this passive are for Gui before the root for the present and past tenses, and I (ee) for the future and imperative This passive points out the harm, detri the receiver person in noenitive, and in accusative with ug or sa the favour or harent person attracts towards itself to the patient person When it is spoken by means of this passive, the present and past tenses are for the first syllable of the root and putting On after, and the i On after the root
Passive of AN
It is eent person exercises its action upon a place or quasi-place, putting the said place or quasi-place in noui, before the root and An after it; the future, by duplicating the first syllable of the root and by adding An to it, and the i An after the root Exa balili