passive voice

• Grammatische Konstruktion, bei der das Subjekt des Satzes die Handlung des Verbs erleidet und nicht selbst ausführt. Sie wird oft verwendet, um die Handlung oder den Empfänger der Handlung statt des Ausführenden zu betonen.

A grammatical construction in which the subject of a sentence is acted upon by the verb, rather than performing the action. It is often used to emphasize the action or the recipient of the action rather than the doer.

1. Grammatical constructionB2formal

   A grammatical voice where the subject receives the action of the verb, rather than performing it.

   Passiv

   • In the sentence 'The cake was eaten by the dog,' the verb is in the passive voice.
   • The passive voice is often used in scientific writing.
   • She changed the sentence from active to passive voice.