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JLPT N4 Grammar Point: 〜(ら)れます(passive 1)

JLPT N4

This JLPT N4 grammar point explains how to use 〜(ら)れます(passive 1) correctly, with formation rules and example sentences.

Pattern

Explanation

The passive form expresses that the subject (the speaker or someone close to the speaker) is affected by another person's action or behavior. Often used when the subject experiences something undesirable or is influenced by someone else's actions.

Usage

When the subject is 'I' (わたし), it is often omitted from the sentence.

Formation

Noun + に + Verb (passive form)

Examples

上司にプロジェクトについて質問されました

じょうしにぷろじぇくとについてしつもんされました。

I was asked about the project by my boss.

朝、友だちに電話で起こされました

あさ、ともだちにでんわでおこされました。

I was woken up by a phone call from a friend in the morning.

道で知らない人に話しかけられた

みちでしらないひとにはなしかけられた。

I was spoken to by a stranger on the street.

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