B2 · Obere Mittelstufe Kapitel 40

The Passive Voice

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Master the art of shifting focus from the doer to the action using the 'patu' construction.

  • Identify when to use passive voice in professional Tamil.
  • Transform active sentences into passive structures.
  • Conjugate the auxiliary verb 'patu' correctly.
Shift your focus, master the passive.

Was du lernen wirst

Focusing on the object of the action. Learn how to use the auxiliary verb 'patu' to form passive sentences.

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: Construct formal Tamil sentences using the 'patu' suffix to highlight the object of an action.

Tipps & Tricks (1)

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Don't overdo it

Only use passive when the agent is unknown or unimportant.
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Wichtige Vokabeln (5)

படு (patu) to undergo/suffer (passive marker) செய்யப்பட்டது (ceyyappattatu) was done அறிவிக்கப்பட்டது (arivikkappattatu) was announced கண்டறியப்பட்டது (kantarriyappattatu) was discovered எழுதப்பட்டது (elutappattatu) was written

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Review Summary

  • Verb (Infinitive) + -appattu + tense/person ending

Häufige Fehler

In passive voice, the object (work) becomes the subject, so avoid mixing active subjects incorrectly.

Wrong: அவன் வேலை செய்யப்பட்டது
Richtig: வேலை அவனால் செய்யப்பட்டது

Ensure you use the correct infinitive stem before adding the passive marker.

Wrong: செய்கப்பட்டது
Richtig: செய்யப்பட்டது

Do not use active verb endings when the subject is inanimate.

Wrong: புத்தகம் எழுதினான்
Richtig: புத்தகம் எழுதப்பட்டது

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Forming the Passive with 'Patu'

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Next Steps

You are making incredible progress. Keep practicing your formal writing!

Scan a Tamil newspaper and highlight passive verb forms.

Continue to: Reported Speech: He Said, She Said

Schnelle Übung (3)

Select the passive sentence.

Which is passive?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: பாடம் படிக்கப்பட்டது
Focus is on the book.

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Fill in the passive form.

கடிதம் ___ (send).

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: அனுப்பப்பட்டது
Passive requires -appattathu.

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Fix the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

அவன் வேலை செய்யப்பட்டது.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: அவன் வேலை செய்தான்
Active is better here.

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Häufige Fragen (2)

Use it when the object is more important than the person doing the action.
No, it's mostly for formal writing.
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