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.
「食べられる」は「食べる」の受身形です。
"Taberareru" is the passive form of "taberu".
日本語の受身形は、被害や迷惑を表すこともあります。
The Japanese passive form can also express suffering or inconvenience.
Compound of 受け身 (ukemi, 'passive') + 形 (kei, 'form'). 受け身 itself is a combination of 受ける (ukeru, 'to receive') and 身 (mi, 'body/self').