能のう動どう態たい

noun

active voice

Grammatical term contrasting with 受動態 (passive voice). Used in linguistics and language study.

See also: 受動態

• 英えい語ごの能のう動どう態たいの文ぶんを受じゅ動どう態たいに書かき換かえる練れん習しゅうをした。

  We practiced rewriting English active-voice sentences into the passive voice.