noun
direct passive
Linguistics term for a passive construction where the subject is directly affected by the action, as opposed to an indirect passive.
日本語の直接受身は、「先生に褒められた」のように動作の対象が主語になる。
In Japanese direct passive, the object of the action becomes the subject, as in 'I was praised by the teacher.'
間接受身 (indirect passive) expresses that the subject is indirectly affected by an action, often with a nuance of inconvenience, while 直接受身 simply states that the subject undergoes the action.
Compound of 直接 (direct) and 受身 (passive), a calque from English 'direct passive' used in Japanese linguistics.