Meaning | 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. |
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Example | "'The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice" |
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Synonym | passive |
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Broader | voice | (linguistics) the grammatical relation (active or passive) of the grammatical subject of a verb to the action that the verb denotes |
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Opposite | active voice, active | The voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb |
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Spanish | pasiva, voz pasiva |
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Catalan | passiva, veu passiva |
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