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Japanese
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| 受け身形
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Etymology
Compound of 受け身 (ukemi, “passivity; passive voice”) + 形 (kei, “shape, form; grammatical form”).
Pronunciation
Noun
受身形 • (ukemikei)
- the passive form or conjugation of a verb
Usage notes
Often glossed in bilingual dictionaries as passive voice. This is somewhat misleading, as "passive voice" can be used to describe a text more broadly, whereas 受身形 (ukemikei) refers more specifically to the 形 (kei) or conjugated form of a verb.
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