品(しな)物(もの) shinamonoは wa昨日(きのう) kinou出(しゅっ)荷(か) shukkaされました saremashita。 The goods were shipped yesterday. Literal Goods [topic-は] yesterday was-shipped [polite-ました]. 出荷される is the passive of 出荷する ('to ship out'). The passive here is natural — the focus is on the goods, not who shipped them. されました is the polite past passive. trade and commercepassive voice (~れる/~られる)
品(しな)物(もの) shinamonoは wa昨日(きのう) kinou出(しゅっ)荷(か) shukkaされました saremashita。 The goods were shipped yesterday. Literal Goods [topic-は] yesterday was-shipped [polite-ました]. 出荷される is the passive of 出荷する ('to ship out'). The passive here is natural — the focus is on the goods, not who shipped them. されました is the polite past passive. trade and commercepassive voice (~れる/~られる)