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피동사 meaning and pronunciation

pidongsa · passive verb

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Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 600772
Part of speech: 명사Pronunciation: 피ː동사Level: Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
  1. 1.

    스스로 움직이지 않고 남의 힘에 의해 움직이는 동작을 나타내는 동사.

    English: passive verb — A verb that expresses an action that does not act on its own but it moved by someone else's power.

    Examples

    • 피동사 구문.
    • 피동사를 배우다.
    • 피동사를 공부하다.
    • 피동사를 사용하다.
    • 피동사로 만들다.
    • '잡다'를 피동사로 바꾸면 '잡히다'가 된다.
Origin
被動詞
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