Voice
The voice in Bulgarian adjectives is presented not through the auxiliary verb, as it is in English ("I have eaten" - active; "I was eaten" - passive), but rather by the ending on the past participle; the auxiliary remains съм ("to be"):
- Active - ударил съм... - udaril sum... - I have hit...
- Passive - ударен съм - udaren sum - I have been hit
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- See also Participles, below.
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—Bible: New Testament, Mark 1:11.
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