ttwa-
Kabyle
Alternative forms
- ttu-, ttw-, tt-
Prefix
ttwa-
- Forms passive counterparts to transitive verbs.
- ttwa- + aru (“to write”) → ttwaru (“to be written”)
- ttwa- + enɣ (“to kill”) → ttwanɣ (“to be killed”)
Usage notes
Unlike many languages, passive counterparts to verbs in Kabyle are not inflections nor auxiliary verb constructions, but rather derived terms created by derivational prefixes.