Passive Voice

مجہول

About this concept

Formed with verb stem + ا/ی/ے + جانا (to go) conjugated for tense. Agent marked with سے se or کے ذریعے ke zarī'e (by means of). Passive often implies inability or adversity.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~35 cards at level B2.

Examples

یہ کتاب پڑھی جاتی ہے۔This book is read. (habitual passive)

مکان بنایا گیا۔The house was built.

مجھ سے چلا نہیں جاتا۔I cannot walk. (inability passive)

اردو بولی جاتی ہے۔Urdu is spoken.

Prerequisite

Compound Verbs (Vector Verbs)B1

Concepts that build on this

Passive Voice Variations and NuancesC1

More B2 concepts

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