 In the following example the patient of the verb "yajaakh" “to kill” is the definite object "xhat" “me”, the agent is the subject "tá" “sleep”.This is a metaphor indicating that the speaker is tired, that the desire to sleep has overcome him.In the next example the patient of the verb "si.ee" “to cook” is the definite object phrase "wéi dleey" “that meat”, and the agent is "Jáan" “John”.