English-Finnish translations for passive voice

• passiivi
  Suomen kielen passiivissa, joka on subjektiton, tekijä jää taka-alalle ja tuntemattomaksi.

Definition of passive voice

• The form of a transitive verb in which its subject receives the action

Examples

• The passive voice is sometimes criticized for de-emphasizing the actor. ["is ... criticized" is passive.]
• Many languages, including English, use auxiliary verbs in constructing the passive voice.

Related words

• passive vocabulary
• mediopassive voice
• antipassive voice