The Passive in Japanese
英語の受動態
ACTIVE
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Actor
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Action
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Receiver
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The teacher
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praised
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Mary
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先生はメアリ一をほめた。
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PASSIVE
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Receiver
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be
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V3
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by + Actor
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Mary
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was
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praised
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by the teacher
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メアリ一は先生にほめられた。
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be is
in the same tense as the active verb: