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passive voice nghĩa là gì?

dạng bị động

passive voice in Vietnamese: dạng bị động. In English, passive voice means the form of a transitive verb in which its subject receives the action.

Vietnamese words for passive voice

grammatical term
dạng bị động

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 Vietnamese

What is the meaning of passive voice in Vietnamese?
Passive voice in Vietnamese is dạng bị động.
passive voice nghĩa là gì?
Passive voice: dạng bị động.
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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