に (passive agent)

grammar

39 sentences

The particle に used to mark the agent ('by whom') of a passive verb — 先生に褒められた ('was praised by the teacher'), 犬に噛まれた ('was bitten by a dog'), 母親に育てられる ('be raised by one's mother'), 友達に呼ばれた ('was called by a friend'). に is the standard passive-agent marker; によって is the formal/written alternative for inanimate or institutional agents (法律によって禁止されている), and で or から can appear with a source-oriented nuance for some verbs.

39 sentences

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She turned her face away so he wouldn't see her tears.

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She outlived her son.

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She was raised by a weak-willed mother, so she has a serious sweet tooth.

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She was very nearly run over by a truck.

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But the moment I reached the castle, I was seized by a man leading royal guards and thrown into this dungeon.

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Meiji lost to Keio by a score of 5-3.

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I got pickpocketed on the bus.

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I think she was conscious of being stared at by all those boys.

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She was sitting surrounded by her grandchildren.

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She sat surrounded by her children.

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She was overcome by fear.

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She gave the crying baby some milk.

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She seemed taken aback by the reporter's abrupt question.

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He nearly got hit by a car.

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She was comforted by the flowers.

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She sits as if entranced by the music.

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She's possessed by a demon.

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He asked her out on a date.

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She was captivated by the qipao.

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She was taken in by the salesman's smooth talk.

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He was headhunted by a rival company.

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The hit-and-run driver turned himself in the next day, accompanied by his father.

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He invited me to go to the party together.

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I saw the train pull into the station.

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Small bakeries have been overwhelmed by supermarkets.

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I got bitten all over by bugs in the woods.

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The apples that fall from the tree all get eaten by the pigs.

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The books were taken away by the students.

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Dr. Makino is respected by many people.

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She made sure he couldn't see her tears.