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csubj:pass: clausal passive subject

A clausal subject with a value: passive is a clausal syntactic subject of a passive clause (or more generally, any voice where the proto-agent argument does not become the subject of the clause).

Participle passive (the meaning is “It is said that belief will save us.”)

Казано е, вярата ще ни спаси . \n Said is, belief will us save .
csubj:pass(Казано, спаси)
csubj:pass(Said, save)

Reflexive passive (the meaning is “It is costly for one on our Earth to be a human.”)

Скъпо се плаща на тая земя да бъдеш човек . \n Costly REFL.pay at this land to be a-human .
csubj:pass(плаща, бъдеш)
csubj:pass(REFL.pay, be)

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