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Japanese word 受身: passive / passive voice. Meanings and example sentences.

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受身 (うけみ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

受身 (うけみ) means passive / passive voice.

See example sentences below.

受身 at a glance

受身
うけみukemi
N1noun
passive / passive voice
受身うけみukemiN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 受身

Core meaning

passive / passive voice

Basic example sentences

Example 1

この文は受身の形です。

Translation

This sentence is in the passive form.

Example 2

彼はよく受身で話します。

Translation

He often speaks in the passive voice.

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