B1 · Intermédiaire Chapitre 38

The Passive Voice

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Shift the focus from the performer to the action using Gujarati passive structures.

  • Construct passive sentences using the 'Aavu' auxiliary.
  • Identify when to prioritize the object over the subject.
  • Apply passive voice in formal and descriptive contexts.
Master the art of the action, not the actor.

Ce que tu vas apprendre

Focusing on the action rather than the doer. Learn the 'Aavu' and 'Java' auxiliary structures for the passive.

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: convert active sentences into passive Gujarati structures to highlight the action.

Conseils et astuces (1)

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Focus on the Object

Always identify the object first. It will become the subject of your passive sentence.
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Vocabulaire clé (5)

કરવું (karvu) to do લેવું (levu) to take આવવું (aavu) to come (auxiliary) કામ (kaam) work નિર્ણય (nirnay) decision

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Office Announcement

Review Summary

  • Object + Past Participle + 'aavu' (conjugated)

Erreurs courantes

The first sentence is active, while the second is the correct passive form. Ensure you drop the agent (me) when shifting to passive.

Wrong: મેં કામ કર્યું છે. (I have done the work.)
Correct: કામ કરવામાં આવ્યું છે. (The work has been done.)

Passive voice requires the 'ma aavu' structure to be grammatically complete in Gujarati.

Wrong: નિર્ણય લીધું છે. (Decision taken.)
Correct: નિર્ણય લેવામાં આવ્યો છે. (The decision has been taken.)

Avoid using pronouns like 'tene' in passive constructions as it implies an active doer.

Wrong: તેને લખ્યું. (It was written.)
Correct: તે લખવામાં આવ્યું. (It was written.)

Règles dans ce chapitre (1)

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Passive with 'Aavu'

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Next Steps

You are doing fantastic! Keep practicing these passive structures to add sophistication to your Gujarati writing.

Transform news headlines from active to passive.

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Pratique rapide (3)

Fill in the blank.

કામ ___ આવ્યું.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: a
Passive structure requires 'karvama'.

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Correct the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

કામ કરવામાં આવી.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: a
Gender agreement.

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Choose the correct sentence.

Which is passive?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: b
The second sentence uses the passive suffix.

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Score: /3

Questions fréquentes (2)

It is a passive marker added to verb roots.
When the action is more important than the doer.
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