B1 · Intermédiaire Chapitre 32

The Passive Voice with 'Di-'

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Master the art of shifting focus from the doer to the receiver in Malay.

  • Identify verbs using the 'di-' prefix.
  • Construct passive sentences without an agent.
  • Incorporate the agent 'oleh' for clarity.
Shift your focus to the action.

Ce que tu vas apprendre

Switching focus from the doer to the receiver. Learn the standard passive construction in Malay.

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: Transform active sentences into passive constructions using 'di-' and 'oleh'.

Conseils et astuces (2)

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Focus on the object

Use 'di-' when the object is more important than the person.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Passive Construction with 'Di-'
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Focus on the Object

Always start your sentence with the object to make it passive.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Agent 'Oleh'

Vocabulaire clé (6)

dibaca is read oleh by dibuat is made dilakukan is done dijual is sold dihantar is sent

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Review Summary

  • di- + verb root
  • di-verb + oleh + agent

Erreurs courantes

The prefix 'di-' should be attached directly to the verb root without a hyphen.

Wrong: Buku itu di-baca oleh saya.
Correct: Buku itu dibaca oleh saya.

When mentioning the person doing the action, 'oleh' is required.

Wrong: Buku itu dibaca saya.
Correct: Buku itu dibaca oleh saya.

In passive voice, the object (buku) must come first, not the subject (saya).

Wrong: Saya dibaca buku itu.
Correct: Buku itu dibaca oleh saya.

Next Steps

You are doing amazing! The passive voice is a huge milestone. Keep up the momentum!

Rewrite 5 active sentences from a newspaper article into passive voice.

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Pratique rapide (6)

Fill in the blank with the correct passive form.

Buku itu ___ oleh Ali.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: dibaca
Passive verb needs 'di-' prefix.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Agent 'Oleh'

Choose the correct sentence.

Which sentence is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Nasi dimakan oleh saya.
Agent must be introduced by 'oleh'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Passive Construction with 'Di-'

Correct the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

Awak dibaca buku itu.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Awak baca buku itu.
Cannot use 'di-' with second person.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Passive Construction with 'Di-'

Choose the correct sentence.

Which sentence is correct?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Buku dibaca oleh Ali.
Correct structure is Object + di-verb + oleh + Agent.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Agent 'Oleh'

Correct the error in the sentence.

Find and fix the mistake:

Kereta itu dibeli Ali.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Kereta itu dibeli oleh Ali.
Missing 'oleh'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: The Agent 'Oleh'

Fill in the blank with the correct passive form.

Buku itu ___ (baca) oleh Ali.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: dibaca
The passive form of 'baca' is 'dibaca'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Passive Construction with 'Di-'

Score: /6

Questions fréquentes (4)

No, 'di-' is strictly for third-person subjects.
It is necessary in formal writing when the agent is mentioned.
No, 'oleh' is strictly for passive constructions.
It is mandatory if you want to mention the agent.
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