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 ===== Passive voice ===== ===== Passive voice =====
 In **Passive** voice the patient (receiver, underdoer) of an action expressed by verb becomes the subject of the sentence. In **Passive** voice the patient (receiver, underdoer) of an action expressed by verb becomes the subject of the sentence.
-There are 4 ways of expressing passive voice in Nûrlâm. The //first// one is by adding passive voice marker //-âk-// before markers of tense. The //second// is to use the [[grammar_participle|participles]] for present and past tenses. The //third// one is using [[grammar_gerundive|gerundive]] for future tense similarly to participles. However direct translation of gerundives back from Nûrlâm to English will be passive infinitives with tone of intention or purpose. In all these variants the subject (= patient) is not marked with case ending (remains in Nominative case), the agent of action is put in [[case_instrumental|Instrumental case]] and thus strictly speaking becomes an [[syntax_adverbials|adverbial]] instead of object. The //fourth// one is not a passive strictly speaking, but active [[syntax_impersonal|impersonal constructions]], used when agent of an action is not specified or is unknown. The patient is usually put into [[case_dative|Dative case]] in such sentences. It can be rather said, that sometimes passive voice is expressed syntactically by impersonal clauses instead of special grammatical forms.+There are 4 ways of expressing passive voice in Nûrlâm: 
 +  - by adding passive voice marker //-âk-// before markers of verb's tense; this is mostly done with passive past tense. 
 +  - use the [[grammar_participle|participles]] for present and past tenses, this way should be used for so-called //stative// passive, describing the state or characteristic. 
 +  - using [[grammar_gerundive|gerundive]] for future tense similarly to participles. However direct translation of gerundives back from Nûrlâm to English will be passive infinitives with tone of intention or purpose.  
 +  - //active// [[syntax_impersonal|impersonal constructions]], used when agent of an action is not specified or is unknown, thus not a passive strictly speaking. The patient is usually put into [[case_dative|Dative case]] in such sentences. It can be rather said, that sometimes passive voice is expressed syntactically by impersonal clauses instead of special grammatical forms. 
 +In first three variants the subject (= patient) is not marked with case ending (remains in Nominative case), the agent of action is put in [[case_instrumental|Instrumental case]] and thus strictly speaking becomes an [[syntax_adverbials|adverbial]] instead of object.
  
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 ===== Examples ===== ===== Examples =====
-^ Tense   ^ Active ^ Passive ^ Impersonal ^ +^ Tense   ^ Active ^ Passive with verb suffix ^ Passive with nonfinite verb forms ^ Impersonal ^ 
-^ Past    | Orc killed an elf | Elf was killed by an orc | Elf was killed | +^ Past    | Orc killed an elf |  Elf was killed by an orc  || Elf was killed | 
-| :::     | Uruk doguzâ ash golug | Golug kuzâ dogaga urukirzi | Doguzâ golug | +| :::     | Uruk doguzâ ash golug |  Golug dogâkuzâ urukirzi  |  Golug kuzâ dogaga urukirzi  | Doguzâ golug | 
-^ Present | Orc is killing an elf | Elf is being killed by an orc | Elf is being killed | +^ Present | Orc is killing an elf |  Elf is being killed by an orc  || Elf is being killed | 
-| :::     | Uruk dogâ ash golug | Golug kulâ dogag urukirzi | Dogâ golug |  +| :::     | Uruk dogâ ash golug |  Golug dogâkâ urukirzi  |  Golug kulâ dogag urukirzi  | Dogâ golug |  
-^ Future  | Orc will kill an elf | Elf will be killed by an orc | Elf will be killed | +^ Future  | Orc will kill an elf |  Elf will be killed by an orc  || Elf will be killed | 
-| :::     | Uruk dogubâ ash golug | Golug (kulâ/kubâ) dogat urukirzi | Dogubâ golug |+| :::     | Uruk dogubâ ash golug |  Golug dogâkubâ urukirzi  |  Golug (kulâ/kubâ) dogat urukirzi  | Dogubâ golug | 
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 +^ English ^ Nûrlâm ^ Explanation ^ 
 +| This ring is stolen | Za nazg kulâ orskaga | here passive means that "stolen" is ring's attribute, so verb "kul-" (to be) with participle is used | 
 +| The ring was stolen by orcs | Nazgum orskâkuzâ urukirzi | here passive swaps the role of subject and object, it may be refrased to "orcs stole the ring", so verb's passive suffix was used | 
 +| The ring was stolen | Orskuzû nazgum | as agent of action is unknown, impersonal sentence without grammatical passive was used; "the ring" was subject in English sentence, but became an object in Nûrlâm's translation, therefore it was placed after verb, archaic accusative suffix //-ish// may be added to leave word order the same: "Nazgumish orskuzû". |
  
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   * [[grammar_participle|Participles]] - have some examples   * [[grammar_participle|Participles]] - have some examples
   * [[syntax_possession|Expressions of possession]] - have some examples on using the passive voice and how the roles of subject and object are changed   * [[syntax_possession|Expressions of possession]] - have some examples on using the passive voice and how the roles of subject and object are changed
 +  * [[grammar_verb#suffix_chain|Verb's suffix chain]]
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