The doer of a past transitive verb takes the oblique form.

kmr.ergative.direct-agent · Error · Agreement

In the past tense the roles switch: "I ate bread" is Min nan xwar, with min, not ez.

Examples

Wrong	Right
Ez nan xwar.	Min nan xwar.
Tu nan xwar.	Te nan xwar.

Lessons

• Lesson 14: The past tense II: transitive verbs and split ergativity
• Lesson 23: The written standard and common errors

Related rules

• In the past this verb agrees with the object.
• The object of a past transitive verb takes the direct form.