〜られる（受身）
- Pattern
- 〜られる（受身）
- Level
- N4
- Reading
- 〜られる is the passive form, often used in Japanese as the "suffering passive" to express that the speaker was inconvenienced by an action. It attaches to verbs: Group 1 ends in -れる (e.g. 書かれる), Group 2 ends in -られる (e.g. 食べられる). It contrasts with the active voice (〜する) which focuses on the doer, whereas the passive focuses on the person affected. level: N4, nuance: neutral to negative (annoyance).
- Meaning
- to be done (passive voice), often expressing annoyance
- Example
雨に降られて、服が濡れてしまいました。 I got caught in the rain, and my clothes got wet.