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 caná. |
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 caná. |
Rem. The other tenses are formed by means of conjunctions and adverbs of the active conjugation. 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 Examples.
| Sell the plantation of cocoa-trees. | Ibaligya mo ang calubihan. |
| We have sold it now. | Guibaligya na namo. |
| Count the cows. | Isipon mo ang mga vaca. |
| We have counted them, and four are out of sight yet. | Gui-isip na namo ug culang pa ug upat ca bo-oc. |
| Order to have them searched at one. | Papangitaa lamang sa madali. |
| Water the plants, because it is very warm. | Boboan mo ang mga tanóm, cay mainit ca-ayo. |
| Cover the child, because it very cold. | Taboni ang bata, cay matugnao ca-ayo. |
| Did you go very far? | ¿Halayo ba ang imong guilactan? |
| I am gone as far as my brother's. | Guilactan co cutub sa balay sa acong igso-on. |