Mazui mon (exasperated) The same can be done in Korean: 맛있어요 Masi-issoyo (Neutral, polite) 맛있군요 Masi-ittgunyo! (Surprised, elated) 맛있잖아 Masi-ittjianha (lit. "It's not delicious," but connotes "It's delicious, no?") 맛이 없다 Masi-eopda (the base verb form for "bad tasting," used as a blunt, impolite statement) In English and Japanese, the passive of intransitive verbs may be used to express an adversative situation: {| class=wikitable ! Active voice(neutral affect) | |- ! Passive voice(negative affect) | |} In some languages with split intransitive grammars, such as the Central Pomo language of California, the choice of encoding an affected verb argument as an "object" (patientive case) reflects empathy or emotional involvement on the part of the speaker: See also Propositional attitude References Pragmatics Linguistics terminology