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passive
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passief, onderworpen
accepting what happens or not opposing what other people do or say
Voorbeelden
She was being passive during the meeting, allowing others to make all the important decisions.
Ze was passief tijdens de vergadering en liet anderen alle belangrijke beslissingen nemen.
He was passive in the face of criticism, choosing not to respond or defend himself.
Hij was passief in het aangezicht van kritiek, en koos ervoor om niet te reageren of zichzelf te verdedigen.
02
passief
(grammar) describing a verb whose subject is affected by the action of the verb
Voorbeelden
In the passive voice, the object of an action becomes the subject of the sentence.
In de passieve vorm wordt het object van een handeling het onderwerp van de zin.
The passive construction ' The cake was baked by Mary' shifts the focus away from who performed the action.
De passieve constructie 'De taart werd gebakken door Mary' verschuift de focus van wie de actie heeft uitgevoerd.
03
passief, geweldloos
peacefully resistant in response to injustice
Voorbeelden
A resistor is a passive component.
Passive circuits can not amplify signals.
Passive
01
lijdende vorm, passief
(grammar) the form of a verb used when the grammatical subject is affected by the action of the verb, rather than performing it
Voorbeelden
" The cake was baked by Mary " is an example of the passive.
Students learned how to form the passive in English.
Lexicale Boom
impassive
passively
passiveness
passive
