Engelsk navneord: passive voice | |||
1. | passive voice 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 | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | `The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice. `The ball was thrown' is an abbreviated passive. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | passive | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | voice | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | active voice, active | ||