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GRAMMAR
う・動詞・辞書形(受身形)
to be ~ (passive)
be ~ (passive)
Explanation
NOTE

The passive form of う-verbs describes an action done to someone. It is often used to express that the subject was affected by another person's action.

NOTE

For う-verbs, change the final -u sound to the -a row and add れる. For example, かくかかれる, よむよまれる, とるとられる.

STRUCTURE
Vu
a + れる
わたし先生せんせい名前なまえばれた
Watashi wa sensei ni namae o yobareta.
I was called by name by the teacher.
電車でんしゃあしまれた
Densha de ashi o fumareta.
My foot was stepped on in the train.
このほんおおくのひとまれている
Kono hon wa ōku no hito ni yomareteiru.
This book is read by many people.

Practice exercises

1
いぬまれた
I was bitten by a dog.
Answer
まれた
2
おとうと漫画まんがまれた
My manga was read by my younger brother.
Answer
まれた
3
友達ともだちかさられた
My umbrella was taken by my friend.
Answer
られた
4
となりひとあしまれた
My foot was stepped on by the person next to me.
Answer
まれた
5
わたし先生せんせいみんなみんなまえ名前なまえばれた
I was called by name in front of everyone by the teacher.
Answer
ばれた
6
この小説しょうせつ世界中せかいじゅう人々ひとびとながまれている。
This novel has long been read by people all over the world.
Answer
まれて
7
おとうと漫画まんがまれた
My manga was read by my younger brother.
Answer
まれた
8
となりひと日本語にほんごはなされた
I was spoken to in Japanese by the person next to me.
Answer
はなされた
9
友達ともだちかさられた
My umbrella was taken by my friend.
Answer
られた
10
おとうと漫画まんがまれた
My manga was read by my younger brother.
Answer
まれた
11
となりひと日本語にほんごはなされた
I was spoken to in Japanese by the person next to me.
Answer
はなされた
12
友達ともだちかさられた
My umbrella was taken by my friend.
Answer
られた
13
いぬまれた
I was bitten by a dog.
Answer
まれた
14
おとうと漫画まんがまれた
My manga was read by my younger brother.
Answer
まれた
15
友達ともだちかさられた
My umbrella was taken by my friend.
Answer
られた
16
となりひとあしまれた
My foot was stepped on by the person next to me.
Answer
まれた
17
わたし先生せんせいみんなみんなまえ名前なまえばれた
I was called by name in front of everyone by the teacher.
Answer
ばれた
18
この小説しょうせつ世界中せかいじゅう人々ひとびとながまれている。
This novel has long been read by people all over the world.
Answer
まれて