The passive form of a verb is being used when the grammatical subject is the person or thing that experiences the effect of an action, rather than the person or thing that causes the effect.

'He was released from prison' is a passive sentence. He was released from prison 是个被动句。

In the sentence "He was hit by the ball", "was hit" is in the passive voice. He was hit by the ball这句话中was hit是被动式。

not acting to influence or change a situation; allowing other people to be in control

He's very passive in the relationship. 他在这一关系中非常被动。

Traditionally in many professions women have been confined to more passive roles. 传统上女性在许多行业都被限制于扮演一个被动的角色。

the form of a verb used when the grammatical subject is the person or thing that experiences the effect of an action, rather than the person or thing that causes the effect

When changed into the passive, "The dog chased the cat" becomes "The cat was chased by the dog". The dog chased the cat 变成被动句后，为 The cat was chased by the dog.

Passives are much more common in Sesotho than in English.

Compare: active adjective (GRAMMAR)