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noun (n)

• the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is the recipient (not the source) of the action denoted by the verb

  suara digunakan untuk menunjukkan bahwa the grammatical subyek dari kata kerja adalah penerima (bukan sumbernya) tindakan denoted by the verb

  Example:
  `The ball was thrown by the boy' uses the passive voice.
  

  Synonym:
  passive
  Antonym:
  active, active voice
  

  source: wordnet30