This grammar shows something happened to your things or body. It often means you were bothered by it. But it can also be for good or neutral things.
Verb [passive form]Primary
This grammar shows something happened to your things or body. It often means you were bothered by it. But it can also be for good or neutral things.
弟に大事な本を汚されなくて、ほっとした。
I was relieved that my important book wasn't dirtied by my little brother.
電車で隣の人に足を踏まれた。
My foot was stepped on by the person next to me on the train.
私は先生に作文を褒められました。
My essay was praised by the teacher. (Literally: I had my essay praised by the teacher.)
泥棒に財布を盗まれた人が警察に話している。
The person whose wallet was stolen by a thief is talking to the police.
ちょっと、誰かに肩を叩かれているよ。
Hey, someone is tapping your shoulder.
This grammar shows something happened to you. It's like a ripple in a pond. The action hits your things. Then the ripple spreads to you. It can be good or bad.
This grammar is different from the regular passive form. With this grammar, someone does something to your things. You use "o" (を) to show what was acted on. For example, "My foot was stepped on." The regular passive is just about something happening to you. It does not use "o" (を). For example, "I was rained on."
Don't use this when the thing affected is not part of someone or something they own. For example, you can't say 'The apple was eaten on me.'
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