passive
/ˈpæsɪv/adjective
उच्चारण पैसिव
निष्क्रिय, चुपचाप सहने वाला, उदासीन
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accepting what happens or what people do without trying to change it or resist
निष्क्रिय, चुपचाप सहने वाला, उदासीन
- He played a passive role in the discussion.
- a passive acceptance of injustice
- Students should not remain passive in class.
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- The audience was passive and showed no reaction.
- A passive attitude will not help you win.
Synonyms inactive submissive unresisting
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grammar
(of a verb form) in which the subject receives the action, formed with be + past participle
(grammar में) कर्मवाच्य
- 'The letter was written by Radhika' is in the passive voice.
- 'The cake was eaten by the children' is in the passive voice.
- In the passive voice, the object becomes the subject.
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- Change this sentence into the passive: Ravi ate the mango.
- The sentence 'The window was broken by the ball' is passive.
Opposite active
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
passive (adjective) = not acting
As an adjective for a person, passive means accepting things without acting; it is often critical.
व्यक्ति के लिए adjective के रूप में 'passive' का अर्थ बिना कुछ किए सब स्वीकार कर लेना है; यह प्रायः आलोचनात्मक होता है।
- A passive audience will not question the speaker.
- He played a passive role in the meeting.
the passive (noun, grammar)
In grammar, the passive means a verb form in which the subject receives the action. It is written as be + past participle.
Grammar में 'the passive' ऐसा verb रूप है जिसमें subject पर क्रिया होती है। इसे be + past participle से बनाते हैं।
- The sentence 'The letter was written by Sita' is in the passive.
in the passive / passive voice
Use in the passive for the form of a sentence, and passive voice as the full term.
वाक्य के रूप के लिए 'in the passive' और पूरे शब्द के लिए 'passive voice' का प्रयोग होता है।
- Change these sentences into the passive voice.
passive smoking
Passive smoking means breathing smoke from other people's cigarettes. It is a common compound in health writing.
'Passive smoking' का अर्थ दूसरों की सिगरेट का धुआँ साँस में लेना है। यह स्वास्थ्य-संबंधी लेखन में आम compound है।
- Passive smoking harms children in particular.
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passive + noun
voiceverbsmokingroleincomeresistance
- Passive smoking is a risk for non-smokers.
adverb + passive
totallyentirelylargelyratherpolitically
- The villagers remained politically passive for decades.
verb + passive
usechange intopreferavoidform
- Scientific reports often prefer the passive.
be passive about
a probleman issuea decisionpolitics
- She is passive about politics.
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- Radhika refused to remain a passive observer of the injustice.
राधिका ने अन्याय की निष्क्रिय दर्शक बने रहने से इनकार कर दिया।
- The passive is used when the doer of the action is not important.
जब कर्ता महत्वपूर्ण न हो, तब passive का प्रयोग होता है।
- Rental income is a passive source of money.
किराये की आय धन का निष्क्रिय स्रोत है।
- A passive attitude will not help you clear the exam.
निष्क्रिय रवैया आपको परीक्षा पास कराने में मदद नहीं करेगा।
- The report was submitted by the committee, which is a passive sentence.
रिपोर्ट समिति द्वारा प्रस्तुत की गई, जो एक passive वाक्य है।
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✗ The work completed by him yesterday.
✓ The work was completed by him yesterday.
A passive sentence needs the auxiliary be before the past participle.
Passive वाक्य में past participle से पहले auxiliary 'be' आना आवश्यक है।
✗ The bridge was build by the British.
✓ The bridge was built by the British.
A passive needs the past participle (built), not the base form.
Passive में past participle (built) आता है, base form नहीं।
✗ He is a passive of nature.
✓ He is passive by nature.
Passive is an adjective and needs by nature, not of nature.
'Passive' adjective है और इसके साथ 'by nature' आता है, 'of nature' नहीं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Voice questions: changing active to passive is a fixed part of the SSC syllabus.
Voice प्रश्नों में active से passive बदलना SSC syllabus का तय हिस्सा है।
✓In the exam
Notes
Passive smoking means breathing others' smoke.
Passive smoking का अर्थ 'दूसरों का धुआँ साँस में लेना' है।