Usages of passivus
Magistra dicit verbum “amare” activum esse, “amari” autem passivum.
The teacher says that the word “amare” is active, but “amari” is passive.
Lucia intellegit infinitivum passivum saepe significare aliquem ab alio videri aut laudari.
Lucia understands that the passive infinitive often means that someone is seen or praised by someone else.
Marcus rogat cur in sententia passiva obiectum saepe in subiectum vertatur.
Marcus asks why in a passive sentence the object is often changed into the subject.
Discipuli, qui iam sciunt quid sit subiectum et quid obiectum, facilius intellegunt cur “amari” passivum, “amare” activum sit.
The students, who already know what the subject is and what the object is, understand more easily why “amari” is passive and “amare” is active.
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