Complete Definition of "passive voice"

English

Noun
passive voice

  1. grammar The form in which the subject of a verb is the receiver of some action.

#:Example: The ball was kicked by Fred. which, in the active voice would be Fred kicked the ball.

Translations

Croatian: t-|hr|pasiv|m
Dutch: lijdende vorm m
Finnish: t+|fi|passiivi
French: mode passif m
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Italian: forma passiva f, passivo m
Japanese: ���#Japanese|��� (������, jud�tai)
Spanish: t-|es|voz pasiva|f
Swedish: passivum n, passiv form c

Category:English nouns

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