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Originally Posted By: zmjezhdin English the passive voice is a periphrastic construction, "I am loved", but in Latin the passive is usually a single word, amor.
Got it. Thanks, too, as this is all new to me. This has been a very informative thread so far - more in line with what I expected when I signed up.
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