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Passive Verb Adjective Sentence  /ˈpæsɪv   Pasif Active C1 

Level C1 
Kind adjective
Front passive 
IPA  /ˈpæsɪv   / adjective
Back pasif
Back 2

passive (adjective)

 /ˈpæsɪv   / adjective
 
 1 showing no reaction, feeling or interest; not active
pasif
 Some people prefer to play a passive role in meetings.
 passive smoking
 2 used about the form of a verb or a sentence when the subject of the sentence is affected by the act of the verb
 (gramer) edilgen
 In the sentence ‘He was bitten by a dog’, the verb is passive.
 look at ACTIVE
‘ The verb is in the passive ’de diyebilirsiniz.
 

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