Japanese Grammar Tips
Japanese Grammar Tips
Yuya Sato
Passive Sentence #2
9 minutes Posted May 9, 2021 at 3:06 am.
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<Example Sentences>

おとうと が チョコレート を たべました。(active sentence with transitive verb)

My younger brother ate a chocolate.

チョコレート が おとうと に たべられました。(direct passive sentence)

A chocolate was eaten by my younger brother.

おとうと に チョコレート を たべられました。(indirect passive sentence)

A chocolate was eaten by my younger brother. (I was annoyed by my younger brother)


あめ が ふりました。(active sentence with intransitive verb)

It rained.

あめ に ふられました。(indirect passive sentence)

I was annoyed by rain. ( if I would translate)


Reference:

Passive Sentence #1

https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/Passive-Sentence-1-e10ffo6


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