受うけ身み形けい

noun

passive form; passive voice

Grammatical term for the verb form that expresses the subject being acted upon. In Japanese, it is formed with the auxiliary れる/られる.

• 「食たべられる」は「食たべる」の受うけ身み形けいです。

  "Taberareru" is the passive form of "taberu".

• 日本にほん語ごの受うけ身み形けいは、被ひ害がいや迷めい惑わくを表あらわすこともあります。

  The Japanese passive form can also express suffering or inconvenience.