active voice
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active voice
noun active voices
- The form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action. "The ball was kicked by Fred." would, in active voice, be "Fred kicked the ball."
- A form in a particular language used to express the active voice.
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noun the form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action
| Español | voz activa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 능동태 neungdongtae |
| 日本語 | 能動態 nōdōtai |
| 中文 | 主動語態 /主动语态 zhǔdòng yǔtài |
| Português | voz ativa |
| Français | voix active |
| Deutsch | Aktiv, Aktivum, Tatform, Tätigkeitsform |
| Italiano | diatesi attiva, forma attiva, attivo |
| Ελληνικά | ενεργητική φωνή energitikí foní |
| Română | diateză activă |
| Русский | действи́тельный зало́г dejstvítelʹnyj zalóg, акти́вный зало́г aktívnyj zalóg, акти́в aktív |
| العربية | صِيغَة مَعْلُوم ṣīḡat maʕlūm, مَبْنِيّ لِلْمَعْلُوم mabniyy lilmaʕlūm |
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@misc{active_voice_2026,
title = {active voice},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/active%20voice},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
