zorlanŋan
/zorlanŋan/
passive — The grammatical term, as in zorlanŋan ayırma "passive voice".
- zorlanŋan ayırma — the passive voice
- bu zorlanŋan ayırmadı — this is the passive voice
- zorlanŋan ayırmanı bileme — I know the passive voice
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | zorlanŋanmaI am passive | zorlanŋansayou are passive | zorlanŋandıhe is passive | zorlanŋanbızwe are passive | zorlanŋansızyou all are passive | zorlanŋandılathey are passive |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden zorlanŋandı — "compared to me, he is passive."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki zorlanŋandımine is passive | seniki zorlanŋandıyours is passive | anıqı zorlanŋandıhis is passive | bizniki zorlanŋandıours is passive | sizniki zorlanŋandıyours (pl.) is passive | alanıqı zorlanŋandıtheirs is passive |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile zorlanŋandılamine are passive | senikile zorlanŋandılayours are passive | anıqıla zorlanŋandılahis are passive | biznikile zorlanŋandılaours are passive | siznikile zorlanŋandılayours (pl.) are passive | alanıqıla zorlanŋandılatheirs are passive |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu zorlanŋandı, bıla zorlanŋandıla. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".