Process passive (ได้รับการ)

The Formal Process Passive: ได้รับการ

In English, the passive voice is used extensively whether an action is positive, negative, or neutral (e.g., "was built", "was destroyed"). In Thai, the passive voice is categorized by the nature of the action.

For formal, institutional processes that are neutral or positive—such as development, construction, maintenance, or official reviews—Thai uses the structure ได้รับการ.

This phrase literally translates to "to receive the process of." To form this formal passive, place ได้รับการ directly before an action verb. You will see this structure frequently when discussing civil engineering, large-scale infrastructure, and official procedures.

Adding Tense and Agents

The ได้รับการ structure behaves like other verb phrases when indicating time or ongoing action. To state that something is currently undergoing an institutional process, place the continuous marker กำลัง (currently/in the process of) before it.

To indicate that a process is completely finished, you can add แล้ว (already) at the end of the sentence. If you need to specify who performed the action (the agent), use the preposition โดย (by) immediately followed by the person or organization responsible.

Using Process Passives in Questions

Like any other verb structure, you can turn a process passive into a question using standard question particles. For instance, to ask if a formal process has happened "yet", simply add หรือยัง at the end of the sentence.