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No. 3,117 in Catalan

passiva

"Passiva" in Catalan means "passive."

In a sentence

  • La veu passiva s'utilitza per emfatitzar l'objecte de l'acció en comptes del subjecte.

    The passive voice is used to emphasize the object of the action instead of the subject.

    Here, 'passiva' is used as part of the linguistic term 'veu passiva', referring to a grammatical construction style.

  • La passiva d'aquesta frase seria: "El projecte va ser completat per l'equip."

    The passive form of this sentence would be: "The project was completed by the team."

    In this sentence, 'passiva' refers to the grammatical form or transformation of the sentence into the passive voice.

  • No es va sentir passiva durant la reunió, sinó que participava activament.

    She did not feel passive during the meeting but was actively participating.

    Here, 'passiva' describes a personal state or attitude, meaning not actively involved or engaged.

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