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Good News, Bad News

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Chapter in 30 Seconds

Master the art of describing events that happen to you using Vietnamese passive voice markers.

  • Identify when to use 'được' for positive or neutral outcomes.
  • Recognize when to use 'bị' for negative or unwanted experiences.
  • Construct passive sentences naturally without needing an explicit agent.
Good news or bad? Let the verbs tell it.

ما ستتعلمه

The passive voice with 'được' (positive) and 'bị' (negative). Expressing how things happen to you.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you will be able to:

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    By the end you will be able to: correctly distinguish between 'được' and 'bị' when describing personal experiences.

نصائح وحيل (4)

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Check the outcome

Ask yourself: is this good or bad? If good, use 'được'.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Positive Passive with 'Được'
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Check the outcome

Before using 'bị', ask yourself: 'Is this outcome bad for me?' If yes, use 'bị'.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Negative Passive with 'Bị'
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Check the sentiment

Always ask if the action is good or bad before choosing 'được' or 'bị'.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Passive without an Agent
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Check the outcome

Before using a marker, ask: is this good or bad?
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nuance of Benefit vs. Victimization

المفردات الرئيسية (6)

được to receive/passive positive bị to suffer/passive negative khen to praise phạt to punish mất to lose tặng to give/gift

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Review Summary

  • Subject + được + [Verb]
  • Subject + bị + [Verb]

أخطاء شائعة

You should not use a negative marker for a positive verb like 'praise'.

Wrong: Tôi bị khen.
صحيح: Tôi được khen.

Passive sentences need a subject, even if it's 'I'.

Wrong: Được mất ví.
صحيح: Tôi bị mất ví.

You cannot stack both markers together.

Wrong: Tôi bị được phạt.
صحيح: Tôi bị phạt.

Next Steps

You've done an excellent job today! Keep practicing these markers in your daily conversations.

Listen to a Vietnamese news clip and identify 'được' and 'bị'.

Continue to: The Connector 'Mà'

تدريب سريع (10)

Fill in the blank.

Tôi ___ mời dự tiệc.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: được
Invitation is positive.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Positive Passive with 'Được'

Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Tôi được phạt vì đi trễ.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Tôi bị phạt vì đi trễ.
Punishment is negative.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nuance of Benefit vs. Victimization

Choose 'được' or 'bị'.

Xe ___ mất.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: bị
Losing a car is negative.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Passive without an Agent

Choose the correct word.

Tôi ___ tặng quà sinh nhật.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: được
Receiving a gift is positive.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Negative Passive with 'Bị'

Which is correct?

Xe của tôi ___ hỏng.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: bị
A broken car is a negative event.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Negative Passive with 'Bị'

Fill in the blank.

Anh ấy ___ phạt vì đi làm muộn.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: bị
Being punished is negative.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Negative Passive with 'Bị'

Select the correct passive sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Cửa được đóng.
Agentless passive should not have 'bởi'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Passive without an Agent

Fix the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

Tôi được bị ốm.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Tôi bị ốm.
Illness is negative.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Positive Passive with 'Được'

Fill in the blank with được or bị.

Tôi ___ khen vì làm tốt.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: được
Praise is positive.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nuance of Benefit vs. Victimization

Choose the correct sentence.

Which is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Tôi được quà.
Gifts are positive.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Nuance of Benefit vs. Victimization

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أسئلة شائعة (6)

No, only for positive or neutral events.
No, it can mean 'to get' or 'can'.
No, only for negative events. Use 'được' for positive ones.
You can omit the agent. 'Tôi bị lừa' is perfectly fine.
Use 'được' for positive or neutral actions.
Use 'bị' for negative or unpleasant actions.
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