Examples of Hokkaido Japanese

‘That girl ate bread.’

‘The bread was eaten by the girl.’

‘Someone made the girl eat the bread.’

‘The girl can eat natto.’

‘That mushroom is edible.’

‘That boy asked that man for money.’

‘The man was asked for money by the boy.’

‘The boy can ask the man for money.’

‘That girl hugged that man.’

‘The man was hugged by the girl.’

‘Someone made the girl hug the man.’

‘(Because she is quick,) the girl can hug the man.’

‘(Because he is slow,) that man is easy to hug.’

‘That man looked at that boy.’

‘The boy was seen.’

‘The boy was looked at by the man.’

‘Someone made the man look at the boy.’

‘That man can see the ghost.’

‘The ghost was seen.’

‘The bear caught the boy's scent.’

‘The boy was smelled by the bear.’

‘He made the dog smell (something).’

‘Although it is an old bear, it still has a good nose.’

‘That boy feared that man.’

‘The boy is afraid of that man.’

‘That man will be feared by the boy.’

‘Someone made that boy fear that man.’

‘That man frightened that boy.’

‘Someone made that man frighten the boy.’

‘The boy was frightened of the man.’

‘The boy was frightened by the man.’

‘That man can frighten the boy.’

‘Being a coward, that boy can be frightened.’

‘That boy likes the girl next door.’

‘The girl next door is liked by that boy.’

‘That man knows that boy.’

‘That girl let that man know about the boy.’

‘That boy is known to that man.’

‘That man thought about that boy's future.’

‘Someone made the man think about the boy's future.’

‘The cause of the disease is considered to be the air-humidifier.’

‘The man can think about the boy's future.’

‘That man was searching for that boy.’

‘Someone made the man search for the boy.’

‘The boy is searched for by the man.’

‘The man can search for the boy.’

‘The building lot can be found.’

‘That girl washed the clothes.’

‘This cup got washed.’

‘Someone made the girl wash the clothes.’

‘The clothes were washed by the girl.’

‘That girl can wash the clothes.’

‘Those clothes are washable.’

‘Mother dressed her daughter.’

‘The mannequin is dressed up.’

‘Father made mother dress the daughter.’

‘The daughter wore the clothes.’

‘Mother can dress her daughter.’

‘That man shaved his beard.’

‘The beard is not shaved.’

‘Someone made that man shave his beard.’

‘My beard was shaved by the man.’

‘That man can shave his beard.’

‘That man helped that girl.’

‘Someone made the man help the girl.’

‘That girl was helped.’

‘The girl was helped by the man.’

‘The man can help the girl.’

‘That girl can be helped.’

‘I helped the boys.’

‘Mother made me help the boys.’

‘The children are helped by him.’

‘I can help the boys.’

‘That man followed that girl.’

‘Someone made the man follow the girl.’

‘The girl was followed by the man.’

‘The man can follow the girl.’

‘That man followed that girl.’

‘Someone made the man follow the girl.’

‘The girl was chased by the man.’

‘The man can follow the girl.’

‘That man met the girl.’

‘Someone made that man meet the girl.’

‘That man can meet the girl.’

‘That man talked to that boy about the girl.’

‘Someone made that man talk to the boy about the girl.’

‘The boy was told about the girl by the man.’

‘Something about the girl was told to the boy by the man.’

‘That man can talk to the boy about the girl.’

‘Things about the girl can be told to the boy.’

‘Someone made the boy ask for money.’

‘That man told the story to that girl.’

‘Someone made that man tell the story to the girl.’

‘The story was told to the girl by that man.’

‘That man can tell the story to that girl.’

‘The boy said something to the girl.’

‘Someone made the boy say something to the girl.’

‘The girl was told something by the boy.’

‘The boy could say something to the girl.’

‘That girl called that boy a fool.’

‘Someone made the girl call the boy a fool.’

‘The boy was called a fool by the girl.’

‘The girl can call the boy a fool.’

‘The boy can be called a fool.’

‘He built the house.’

‘The stick is standing.’

‘Someone made him build the house.’

‘The house got built.’

‘The house was built by him.’

‘He can build the house.’

‘That boy broke the window with a stone.’

‘The window got broken.’

‘Someone made the boy break the window with a stone.’

‘The window broke.’

‘The window was broken by the boy.’

‘The boy can break the window with a stone.’

‘The window is easy to break with a stone.’

‘That boy killed the snake with a stick.’

‘Someone made the boy kill the snake with a stick.’

‘The snake was killed with a stick by the boy.’

‘The boy can kill the snake with a stick.’

‘That boy hit the snake with a stick.’

‘Someone made the boy hit the snake with a stick.’

‘The snake was hit with a stick by the boy.’

‘The boy can hit the snake with a stick.’

‘That snake is easy to hit because it does not move a lot.’

‘That boy touched the snake.’

‘Someone made the boy touch the snake.’

‘The snake was touched by the boy.’

‘The boy can touch the snake.’

‘That snake is easy to touch (because it is not fearful).’

‘That boy cut the bread with a knife.’

‘The bread got cut with the knife.’

‘Someone made that boy cut the bread.’

‘The bread was cut.’

‘That boy can cut the bread.’

‘The bread cuts easily.’

‘That boy took a pen/lump from that girl.’

‘Someone made the boy take a pen from the girl.’

‘The poster/lump came off.’

‘The girl had her pen taken by the boy.’

‘(Someone) can take a pen from the girl.’

‘That boy picked an apple from the tree.’

‘The cucumber got harvested.’

‘Someone made the girl harvest a cucumber.’

‘The twig snapped off.’

‘The cucumber was harvested by the girl.’

‘The girl can harvest that cucumber.’

‘That cucumber is ready to be harvested.’

‘That girl tore the page from the book.’

‘The page of the book got torn.’

‘Someone made that girl tear the page from the book.’

‘The page of the book was torn by that girl.’

‘Because she is fearless, that girl can tear even the very expensive books.’

‘That book's pages tear easily.’

‘That girl peeled the apple.’

‘The apple got peeled.’

‘Someone made that girl peel the apple.’

‘Because of the sun burn, the skin is peeling.’

‘The apple was peeled by that girl.’

‘That girl can peel the apple.’

‘That girl hid the teacher's book.’

‘Someone made the girl hide the teacher's book.’

‘The teacher's book was hidden by that man.’

‘That girl can hide the teacher's book.’

‘That book is easy to hide.’

‘That girl showed a book to the teacher.’

‘The book will get shown to the teacher.’

‘The teacher will look at the book.’

‘The teacher was shown a book by the girl.’

‘That girl can show a book to the teacher.’

‘This book can be shown to the teacher.’

‘I gave a book to my son.’

‘That girl can give a book to the teacher.’

‘That book can be given to my son.’

‘That girl sent the book to the teacher/school.’

‘The book got sent to the school.’

‘Someone made that girl send the book to the teacher.’

‘The teacher/school was sent the book by that girl.’

‘The book was sent to the teacher by the girl.’

‘That girl can send the book to the teacher.’

‘The book can be sent to the teacher.’

‘That girl carried the book to the teacher.’

‘The book got carried to the teacher.’

‘Someone made that girl carry the book to the teacher.’

‘The book was carried to the teacher by that girl.’

‘That girl can carry the book to the teacher.’

‘That girl carried the book to school.’

‘The book got carried to school.’

‘Someone made that girl carry the book to school.’

‘The book was carried to school by that girl.’

‘That girl can carry the book to school.’