I once saw a documentary on the aspects of Spanish and English languages. It was about how one of them focus on the doer and the other focus on action. For instance; if you see photo of a man standing near a broken glass, how would you explain it to another person? In English you'll say "the glass is broken". But in Spanish you say "the man broke the glass". I don't know if it relates well with your question. I just thought I'd share what I know.