Some rules upon the passives and their sentences.

Passive of I. (ee)

This passive is made use of when the agent person exercises its action removing from itself the patient person.

The sentences of this passive are formed by putting Gui before the root for the present and past tenses, and I (ee) for the future and imperative. This passive points out the harm, detriment, obsequiousness or favour made to another, placing the receiver person in nominative case, the donor in genitive, and in accusative with ug or sa the favour or harm.

Passive of ON.

It is employed when the agent person attracts towards itself to the patient person. When it is spoken by means of this passive, the present and past tenses are formed by placing Gui before the root; the future doubling the first syllable of the root and putting On after, and the imperative mood by placing On after the root.

Passive of AN.

It is employed when the agent person exercises its action upon a place or quasi-place, putting the said place or quasi-place in nominative case. The present and past tenses are formed with gui, 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 imperative mood by putting An after the root. Examples:

Pull off that herb. Ibton mo canang balili.

Wherever they may place me I will follow my own mind. Bisan asa acó ibutang nila, macatuman acó sa acong pagbu-ut.

I imitate him. Guipanig-ingnan co sia.

Speak to him. Pamolongan mo sia.

I gave him the book. Guihatag co na cania ang libro.

Please accept that. Daoato caná.

Please to explain it to me. Sagdi acó.

Exercise XII.

On what lived our ancestors?—They lived on fish and game, for they went a hunting and a fishing every day—You have learned your lesson: why has not your sister learned hers?—She has taken a walk with my mother, so that she could not learn it, but she will learn it to-morrow—When will you correct my exercises?—I will correct them when you bring me those of your sister—Do you think you have made faults in them?—I do not know—If you have made faults, you have not studied your lessons well; for the lessons must be learned well to make no faults in the exercises—It is all the same; if you do not correct them to day—I shall not learn them before to-morrow—You must not make any faults in your exercises, for you have all you want in order to make none—Who is there?—It is I—Who are those men?—I do not know—Of what country are they?—They are Americans—Why do you sit near the fire?—My hands and feet are cold; that is the reason why I sit near the fire—Are your sister's hands cold?—No; but her feet are cold—What is the matter with your cousin?—fem.—Her leg hurts her—What is the matter with this woman?—Her tongue hurts her.