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Ellen Woolford (1993). Symmetric and Asymmetric Passives.
URL: http://people.umass.edu/ellenw/Woolford%20Symmetric%20and%20Asymmetric%20Passives.pdf
(Last accessed 2009-07-23).
ODIN: http://odin.linguistlist.org/igt_raw.php?id= 3705&langcode=deu (2021-08-10).
Example #1:
a. Sie haben den Jungen das Lied gelehrt.
they have the boy-acc the song-acc taught
'They have taught the boy the song.'
Example #2:
b. *dann ist den Jungen das Lied gelehrt worden
then is the boy-acc the song-nom taught been
'then the song was taught the boy'
Example #3:
c. ?dann ist der Junge das Lied gelehrt worden
then is the boy-nom the song-acc taught been
'then the boy was taught the song'
Example #4:
(i) Er kriegt ein Buch geschenkt.
he got a book sent
'He had a book sent (to him)'.
Example #5:
(ii) Er kriegt die Gläser gewaschen.
he got a glass washed
'He had a glass washed (for him).'
Example #6:
(iii) Er bekommt ein Bein amputiert.
he got a leg amputated
'He had (his) leg amputated.'
Example #7:
a. Das Mädchen schenkte dem Jungen ein Buch.
the girl/NOM gave the boy/DAT a book/ACC
'The girl gave they boy a book.'
Example #8:
b. Ein Buch wurde dem Jungen von dem Mädchen geschenkt.
a book/NOM was the boy/Dat by the girl given
'A book was given to the boy by the girl.'
Example #9:
c. *Der Junge wurde von dem Mädchen ein Buch geschenkt.
the boy/NOM was by the girl a book/ACC given
'The boy was given a book by the girl.'
Example #10:
a. Wir tanzten gestern.
we:nom dance-past:1pl yesterday
'We danced yesterday.'
Example #11:
b. Es wurde gestern von uns getanzt.
it became yesterday by us dance:p.part
'There was dancing by us yesterday.'
Example #12:
a. Er tötete den Löwen.
he:nom kill-past:3s the:acc lion-acc
'He killed the lion.'
Example #13:
b. *Es wurde den Löwen getötet.
it became the:acc lion:acc kill:p.part
('The lion was killed'). (lit: 'It was killed the lion.')
Example #14:
c. Der Löwe wurde von ihm getötet.
the:nom lion:nom became by him kill:p.part
'The lion was killed by him.'