受身形
Passive form
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In Japanese, the 受身形 is used to indicate that the subject of a sentence did not do the main action. This is similar to the English passive form, i.e. "The apple was eaten" (passive) vs. "John ate the apple" (active).
The 受身形 of a verb is formed by replacing the final る with the auxiliary verb られる for ichidan verbs, and by adding れる to the negative stem form of godan verbs.
In an 受身形 sentence, if the doer of the verb is mentioned, they are marked by the に particle, and situationally から or によって.
The 受身形 has two distinct types: direct and indirect. Direct 受身形 sentences are similar to the English passive voice, while indirect 受身形 sentences indicate the subject of the sentence was negatively affected in some way. Usually indirect 受身形 is indicated by the use of the を particle.
受身形 verbs can also be used as a form of 尊敬語 ("respectful language").
受身形 or "passive form" indicates that the subject of a sentence did not do the main action
There is direct and indirect 受身形
受身形 is indicated by the presence of the auxiliary verb られる
受身形 verbs can also be used as 尊敬語 ("respectful language")
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