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passive voice meaning in Tamil

செயப்பாட்டுவினை

passive voice in Tamil: செயப்பாட்டுவினை. In English, passive voice means the form of a transitive verb in which its subject receives the action.

Tamil words for passive voice

செயப்பாட்டுவினை

English meaning of passive voice

  1. noun The form of a transitive verb in which its subject receives the action.
  2. noun Any writing which obscures the identity of the perpetrator of an action, regardless of whether the sentence uses the passive form of a verb.

Full definition of passive voice

passive voice in a sentence

  • The passive voice is sometimes criticized for de-emphasizing the actor.
  • Many languages, including English, use auxiliary verbs in constructing the passive voice.
  • Phrases such as officer-involved shooting are often criticized as examples of passive voice.

passive voice in other languages

Questions about passive voice in Tamil

What is the meaning of passive voice in Tamil?
Passive voice in Tamil is செயப்பாட்டுவினை.
passive voice என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Passive voice: செயப்பாட்டுவினை.
What does passive voice mean in English?
Passive voice means the form of a transitive verb in which its subject receives the action.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: passive voice (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: passive voice (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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