Passive Voice
Focus on the Object (កម្មបទ)
Active
Mary makes the cake.
⬇️ Change Focus ⬇️
Passive
The cake is made (by Mary).
(The cake is important, not Mary!)
Object + am/is/are + Verb 3
Verb 3 = Past Participle (Gone, Done, Made...)
Examples (ឧទាហរណ៍)
Rice is grown in Cambodia.
ស្រូវត្រូវបានដាំនៅកម្ពុជា
English is spoken here.
ភាសាអង់គ្លេសត្រូវបាននិយាយនៅទីនេះ
Clothes are sold at the market.
សម្លៀកបំពាក់ត្រូវបានលក់នៅផ្សារ
Factory Tour 🏭
How things are made.
Guide 🧑💼
Welcome! This coffee is produced in Mondulkiri.
Visitor 👩
Wow. Is it exported to other countries?
Guide 🧑💼
Yes. It is sent to Japan and France.
Visitor 👩
That is amazing.
Passive Check 🧠
Is it Active or Passive?
"The house is cleaned every day."
Complete: The book ___ by Dara.
"Farmers grow rice." ➔ Passive?
Mission 📝
Facts about Cambodia
Finish the facts:
Use is/are + Verb 3 (Past Participle).
- 1. Angkor Wat is visited by many people.
- 2. Khmer is _________ (speak) in Cambodia.
- 3. Amok is _________ (cook) with fish.