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The passive voice is a grammatical voice in which the subject receives the action of a transitive verb. Passive voice emphasizes the process rather than who is performing the action. In Korean this form is called 피동.
 
 
Passive verbs are often formed by adding 이/히/리/기 to a regular verb.
 
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|+이 Passive Verbs
! Active verb !! Passive verb !! Comment
|-
| 놓다
| 놓이다
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|-
| 바꾸다
| 바뀌다
|
|-
| 보다
| 보이다
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|-
| 쓰다
| 쓰이다
|
|-
| 잠그다
| 잠기다
|
|}
 
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|+히 Passive Verbs
! Active verb !! Passive verb !! Comment
|-
| 닫다
| 닫히다
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|-
| 읽다
| 읽히다
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|-
| 막다
| 막히다
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|-
| 잡다
| 잡히다
|
|}
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|+리 Passive Verbs
! Active verb !! Passive verb !! Comment
|-
| 걸다
| 걸리다
|
|-
| 듣다
| 들리다
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|-
| 열다
| 열리다
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|-
| 팔다
| 팔리다
|
|}
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|+기 Passive Verbs
! Active verb !! Passive verb !! Comment
|-
| 끊다
| 끊기다
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|-
| 안다
| 안기다
|
|-
| 쫓다
| 쫓기다
|
|}
 
==See also==
*[[Causative form]]

Revision as of 00:40, 22 October 2009


The passive voice is a grammatical voice in which the subject receives the action of a transitive verb. Passive voice emphasizes the process rather than who is performing the action. In Korean this form is called 피동.


Passive verbs are often formed by adding 이/히/리/기 to a regular verb.


이 Passive Verbs
Active verb Passive verb Comment
놓다 놓이다
바꾸다 바뀌다
보다 보이다
쓰다 쓰이다
잠그다 잠기다


히 Passive Verbs
Active verb Passive verb Comment
닫다 닫히다
읽다 읽히다
막다 막히다
잡다 잡히다
리 Passive Verbs
Active verb Passive verb Comment
걸다 걸리다
듣다 들리다
열다 열리다
팔다 팔리다
기 Passive Verbs
Active verb Passive verb Comment
끊다 끊기다
안다 안기다
쫓다 쫓기다

See also