Voice
In Slovene, a verb can be used in 2 different voices: active (tvornik) and passive (trpnik). Only the active voice maintains a complete conjugation pattern for all the tenses. In Slovene, the passive voice is formed by using the verb biti (to be), appropriately conjugated, and the passive past participle in -en of the main verb or for reflexive verbs it is formed by adding -se to the end of a verb. Except for reflexive verbs, the passive voice is rarely used. An example of the passive voice is Izvoljen je bil za člana Kraljeve družbe (He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society). However, this is more commonly stated, using the active voice, as Izvolili so ga za člana Kraljeve družbe (They elected him a fellow of the Royal Society).
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Famous quotes containing the word voice:
“Flowers ... that are so pathetic in their beauty, frail as the clouds, and in their colouring as gorgeous as the heavens, had through thousands of years been the heritage of children—honoured as the jewellery of God only by them—when suddenly the voice of Christianity, counter-signing the voice of infancy, raised them to a grandeur transcending the Hebrew throne, although founded by God himself, and pronounced Solomon in all his glory not to be arrayed like one of these.”
—Thomas De Quincey (1785–1859)
“... his voice and hands,
Within whose warm spring rain of loving care
Each dwells some twenty seconds. Now, dear child,
What’s wrong, the deep American voice demands,
And, scarcely pausing, goes into a prayer
Directing God about this eye, that knee.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)
“And a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.””
—Bible: New Testament, Mark 1:11.