Meanings
nounpassive participle (plural passive participles)
plural passive participles
- grammarA participle indicating an ongoing or completed action or state in the passive voice, where a noun modified by the participle is taken to represent the patient of the action denoted by the verb.
Translations
Czech příčestí trpné
- příčestí trpnépassive participle
French participe passif
- participe passifpassive participle
German passives Partizip
- passives Partizippassive participle
Hebrew בֵּינוֹנִי פָּעוּל
- בֵּינוֹנִי פָּעוּל (bēnoní pa'úl)passive participle
Japanese 受動分詞
- 受動分詞 (judō-bunshi)passive participle
Korean 수동분사
- 수동분사 (sudongbunsa)passive participle
Polish imiesłów przymiotnikowy bierny
- imiesłów przymiotnikowy biernypassive participle
Russian страда́тельное прича́стие
- страда́тельное прича́стие (stradátelʹnoje pričástije)passive participle
Welsh rhangymeriad goddefol
- rhangymeriad goddefolpassive participle
Cite this entry
APA
passive participle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passive%20participle
MLA
“passive participle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passive%20participle. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “passive participle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passive%20participle.
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