English
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-passive.ogg|Audio (US)
Adjective
en-adj
#Something that is not active, but rather is acted upon.
#grammar When the subject of a sentence has an action done to them.
#: The passive form of �A meteorite hit the earth� is �The earth was hit by a meteorite.�
#slang Remaining neutral or submissive during an event.
#: He remained passive during the protest.
Translations
trans-top|not active, but acted upon
Italian: passivo
trans-mid
Japanese: ��� (������, jud�teki), ��身 (���, ukemi)
trans-bot
trans-top|passive voice in grammar
Italian: passivo
trans-mid
Japanese: ��� (������, jud�tai)
trans-bot
trans-top|remaining neutral, taking no action
trans-mid
trans-bot
ttbc-top
German: passiv
Italian: passivo
ttbc-mid
Romanian: pasiv, supus
Spanish: pasivo
ttbc-bot
Antonyms
active
aggressive
Derived terms
passive aggressive
passive voice
Italian
Adjective
passive p
- feminine of|passivo#Adjective|passivo
Category:Italian adjective forms
af:passive
et:passive
fr:passive
io:passive
id:passive
it:passive
ja:passive
pl:passive
ru:passive
simple:passive
fi:passive
te:passive
vi:passive
tr:passive
zh:passive
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