The object of a past transitive verb takes the direct form.

kmr.ergative.oblique-object · Error · Agreement

In the past the roles switch: the doer is oblique and the object direct. "I saw her" is Min ew dît, with ew, not wê.

Examples

Wrong	Right
Min wê dît.	Min ew dît.
Te min dît.	Te ez dît.

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 doer of a past transitive verb takes the oblique form.