13803431-n 'the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb';
 
Chinese (simplified) 被动语态
English passive voice ( ) , passive ( )
Japanese 受動態 , 受身形
Definitions
English
the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb
`The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice; `The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive
Japanese
動詞の主語が、その動詞が示す動作を(起こす側ではなく)受ける側であるときに使われる態
‘男の子によって投げられたボール’は受動態で使う; 『The ball was thrown(ボールは投げられた)』は簡略化された受動態である
Relations
Hypernym: voice
Antonym: active_voice
Semantic Field: relationn
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SUMO: ⊂ Relation

TempoWN: (Past: 0.000; Present: 0.720; Future: 0.001)

SentiWN: (+0.00 -0.00) MLSentiCon: (+0.12 -0.00)


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