1. Passive Voice Part 2 - Learn to Speak Japanese, Normally
In the last article, you mastered the basics of speaking within the
passive voice. This ability is crucial to talking natural-sounding
Japanese, so this short article delves a bit deeper. Frequently,
Japanese sentences are formed to ensure that the person getting an
motion is the subject of the sentence. 1 instance is, "I was sent an
e-mail from Kanoko." You will find that many Japanese sentences audio
more all-natural in the passive voice. So, to speak Japanese well, you
must be a grasp with the passive voice. Within this Lower Intermediate
Japanese write-up, understand much more about talking Japanese in
the passive voice. Discover how watashi ("receiver of action") gets
to be the subject in Japanese passive sentences. And, learn when to
make use of the passive voice together with vocabulary words to create
your passive Japanese sound like 2nd nature. This really is 1 amazing
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Vocabulary: In this article, you'll learn the subsequent words and
phrases:
kakkoo - "figure, appearance, look"
o-dekake - "outing, going out"
tsukiau - "to go out with, to obtain alongside with"
torihikisaki - "client, business partner"
moto kare - "ex-boyfriend"
furu - "to dump"
motemote - "popular amongst people"
Grammar: In this post, you'll learn the following words and phrases:
Today's grammar stage is the passive construction in which somebody
getting an action gets to be the grammatical topic of the sentence.
As in present day example beneath, watashi will be the receiver of
the motion in the active voice, and we mark this with the indirect
object-marking particle ni. When the sentence is created within the
passive voice, watashi becomes the subject with the sentence. Although
it doesn't sound all-natural, the immediate object with the active
sentence, torihikisaki no hito, can be the subject with the passive
sentence.
Present day Examples:
Energetic: Buchoo ga watashi ni torihikisaki no hito o shookai
shita. "The supervisor launched 1 of our business companions to me."
Passive: (Watashi wa) Buchoo ni torihikisaki no hito o shookai
sareta. "I was introduced to 1 of our company partners by the
manager."
Torihikisaki no hito o shookai sareta. "One of our business partners
was launched to me by the manager."
Formation:
* Energetic: [A] wa [B] ni [C] o -- suru.
* Passive: [B] wa [A] ni [C] o -- sareru.
For instance:
Active: "My mother teaches me how to cook."
Passive: "I'm taught how you can cook by my mother."
We can mark the person performing the action in a passive sentence
with both kara or ni.

2. Examples:
Takeshi wa, Keiko ni mooningu kooru o tanonda. "Takashi asked Keiko to
get a wake-up contact."
Keiko wa, Takashi ni mooningu kooru o tanomareta. "Keiko was
questioned to get a wake-up contact by Takeshi."
Shinji wa, sensei ni sansuu no shitumon o shita. "Shinji asked a query
about math to his instructor."
Sensei wa, Shinji ni sansuu no shitumon o sareta. "The instructor was
asked a query about math by Shinji."
Kanako wa, watashi ni meeru o okutta. "Kanako sent me an e-mail."
Watashi wa, Kanako ni meeru o okurareta. "I was sent an e-mail by
Kanako."
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