Japanese Grammar Tips
Japanese Grammar Tips
Yuya Sato
Passive Sentence #3
6 minutes Posted May 12, 2021 at 10:46 am.
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In this lesson, I will introduce you owner's passive sentence.


<Example Sentences>

だれか が あし を ふみました。(active sentence)

Someone stepped on my shoe.

あし が だれか に ふまれました。(direct passive sentence)

My shoe was stepped on by someone.

だれか に あし を ふまれました。(owner's passive sentence)

My shoe was stepped on by someone.


だれか が さいふ を ぬすみました。(active sentence)

Someone stole my wallet.

さいふ が だれか に ぬすまれました。(direct passive sentence)

My wallet was stolen by someone.

だれか に さいふ を ぬすまれました。(owner's passive sentence)

My wallet was stolen by someone.


References:

Passive Sentence #1

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


Passive Sentence #2

https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/Passive-Sentence-2-e10hcve


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