passive voice

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Noun

passive voice (uncountable)

1. (grammar) The form of a transitive verb in which its subject receives the action.

   The passive voice is sometimes criticized for de-emphasizing the actor. ["is ... criticized" is passive.]

   Many languages, including English, use auxiliary verbs in constructing the passive voice.

Antonyms

• active voice

Translations

• French: voix passive
• German: Leideform, Leidform, Leidensform, Passiv, Passivum, Passivform
• Italian: forma passiva, passivo
• Portuguese: voz passiva
• Russian: страда́тельный зало́г
• Spanish: voz pasiva

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