Passive

"Passive" in German

leidend

(grammar: being in the passive voice)

leidentlich

(grammar: being in the passive voice)

passiv

(not active, but acted upon)

passiv

(taking no action)

passiv

(grammar: being in the passive voice)

passivisch

(grammar: being in the passive voice)

unterwürfig

(psychology: being inactive and receptive in a relationship)

Passiv

(form of verb)

Passivum

(form of verb)

passives Verb

(form of verb)

passives Verbum

(form of verb)

Active vs Passive Voice: When Each Works

Write clearer sentences by choosing active voice by default and passive voice intentionally.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.