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be sure to cite ODIN and the source document. Please use the following citation record or variant thereof:
Boeckx, Cedric (2000). Quirky Agreement.
URL: http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Clubs/nels/jbailyn/BoeckzQuirky.pdf
(Last accessed 2006-01-23).
ODIN: http://odin.linguistlist.org/igt_raw.php?id= 1732&langcode=deu (2021-08-10).
Example #1:
(67) Ihm wurde geholfen
Himdat was3Xsg helped
`He was helped'
Example #2:
(68) *Ihm hofft, PRO geholfen zu werden
Himdat hopes PROdat helped to become
`He hopes to be helped'
Example #3:
(69) *Er kam und (ihm) wurde geholfen
He came and (himdat ) became helped
`He came and (he) was helped'
Example #4:
(70) Peteri scheint mir, ti zufrieden zu sein
Peternom seems medat happy to be
`Peter seems to me to be happy'
Example #5:
(71) Mir scheint Peteri , ti zufrieden zu sein
medat seems Peternom happy to be
`Peter seems to me to be happy'
Example #6:
(73) Die Kuchen wurden/*wurde gegessen
The cakesnomXpl became3Xplasg eaten
`The cakes were eaten'
Example #7:
(74) Den Kindern wurde/*wurden geholfen
The childrendatXpl became3Xsgapl helped
`The children were helped'