Lesson 89: 3C: "To somebody or something (a non-personal name) happens an action"

We often say something happens to somebody or something.
When that somebody or something is a noun,
but not the name of a person (non-personal name),
we have what we call pattern 3C.

Pattern 3C	Non-personal name	AY object-focus verb
	Your mom	was helped by Charina at the market.
	Ang iyong nanay	ay tinulungan ni Charina sa palengke.

In the pattern definition above:
"Non-personal name" can be replaced by "one or more non-personal names."
"Object-focus verb" can be replaced by "one or more object-focus verbs."

Compare the different patterns:

3A Personal name	Charina was given a gift.
3B Personal pronoun	We were not given gifts.
3C Non-personal name	Mother was given the gift of music.
3D Non-personal pronoun	It was given many gifts.