No. 56 in Japanese
行わ
"行わ" is the stem form of "行う" (okonau), meaning "to carry out" or "to perform."
In a sentence
このイベントは毎年行われます。
This event is held every year.
Here, '行われます' is the formal passive form of the verb '行う', used to show that the event takes place or is organized.
先生は学生達に特別な練習を行わせた。
The teacher had the students perform a special practice.
In this case, '行わせた' is the causative past form of '行う', indicating that the teacher caused the students to carry out the practice.
新しい制度が政府によって行われています。
The new system is being implemented by the government.
Here, '行われています' is the formal passive progressive form of '行う', showing that the implementation is being carried out.
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