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:
“A voice I heard—and near I yede—
In great dolour complaining tho:
‘See, dear soul, my sides bleed,
Quia amore langueo.”
—Unknown. Quia Amore Langueo (l. 5–8)
“These marbles, the works of the dreamers and idealists of old, live on, leading and pointing to good. They are the works of visionaries and dreamers, but they are realizations of soul, the representations of the ideal. They are grand, beautiful, and true, and they speak with a voice that echoes through the ages. Governments have changed; empires have fallen; nations have passed away; but these mute marbles remain—the oracles of time, the perfection of art.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)
“Go ahead and voice your criticisms, but don’t expect to be invited back.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)