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Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb
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Afrikaans bedrywende vorm, aktief
- bedrywende vormthe form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
- aktiefthe form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια
- ἐνέργεια (enérgeia)the form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
Arabic صِيغَة مَعْلُوم, مَبْنِيّ لِلْمَعْلُوم
- صِيغَة مَعْلُوم (ṣīḡat maʕlūm)the form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
- مَبْنِيّ لِلْمَعْلُوم (mabniyy lilmaʕlūm)the form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
Bulgarian дея́телен зало́г, акти́в
- дея́телен зало́г (dejátelen zalóg)the form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
- акти́в (aktív)the form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
- акти́вен зало́г (aktíven zalóg)the form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
Chinese Mandarin 主動語態 /主动语态
- 主動語態 /主动语态 (zhǔdòng yǔtài)the form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
Czech činný rod, aktivum
- činný rodthe form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
- aktivumthe form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
Danish aktiv, handleform
- aktivthe form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
- handleformthe form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
Dutch bedrijvende vorm, actief
- bedrijvende vormthe form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
- actiefthe form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
- activumthe form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
Esperanto aktiva voĉo
- aktiva voĉothe form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
Estonian aktiiv
- aktiivthe form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
Finnish aktiivi
- aktiivithe form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
French voix active
- voix activethe form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
German Aktiv, Aktivum
- Aktivthe form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
- Aktivumthe form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
- Tatformthe form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
- Tätigkeitsformthe form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
Greek ενεργητική φωνή
- ενεργητική φωνή (energitikí foní)the form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
Hungarian aktívum
- aktívumthe form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
Icelandic germynd
- germyndthe form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
Irish faí ghníomhach
- faí ghníomhachthe form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
Italian diatesi attiva, forma attiva
- diatesi attivathe form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
- forma attivathe form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
- attivothe form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
Japanese 能動態
- 能動態 (nōdōtai)the form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
Korean 능동태
- 능동태 (neungdongtae)the form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
Latin genus āctīvum
- genus āctīvumthe form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
Latvian darāmā kārta, aktīvs
- darāmā kārtathe form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
- aktīvsthe form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
Lithuanian veikiamoji rūšis, aktyvas
- veikiamoji rūšisthe form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
- aktyvasthe form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
Norwegian Bokmål aktiv
- aktivthe form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
Persian صیغه معلوم
- صیغه معلوم (siġe-ye ma'lum)the form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
Polish strona czynna
- strona czynnathe form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
Portuguese voz ativa
- voz ativathe form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
Romanian diateză activă
- diateză activăthe form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
Russian действи́тельный зало́г, акти́вный зало́г
- действи́тельный зало́г (dejstvítelʹnyj zalóg)the form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
- акти́вный зало́г (aktívnyj zalóg)the form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
- акти́в (aktív)the form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
Scottish Gaelic guth spreigeach
- guth spreigeachthe form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
Slovak činný rod, aktívum
- činný rodthe form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
- aktívumthe form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
Spanish voz activa
- voz activathe form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
Swedish aktiv, aktivum
- aktivthe form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
- aktivumthe form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
Tagalog tinig-tahasan
- tinig-tahasanthe form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
Ukrainian ді́йсний стан, акти́вний стан
- ді́йсний стан (díjsnyj stan)the form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
- акти́вний стан (aktývnyj stan)the form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
- акти́в (aktýv)the form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
Welsh stâd weithredol
- stâd weithredolthe form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
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APA
active voice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/active%20voice
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“active voice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/active%20voice. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “active voice,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/active%20voice.
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