Active Voice In Spanish
The active voice can be found in a sentence in which the subject of the main verb performs the acting is in the active voice.
Experts also say that the verb is in the active voice.
This is the way in which an "ordinary" or “simple” sentence is structure in both English and Spanish. The active voice is in contrast the passive voice, in which the noun or object performing the action of the verb is stated indirectly, if at all.
Examples in Spanish:
- Pedro come las manzanas. The subject (Pedro) is the noun that is performing the action (come), so the verb is in the active voice.
- Compré el coche. The subject (implied by the verb conjugation to be yo) is who is performing the action (compré).
Spanish Active and Passive Voice
Definition of Voice: Voice is a grammatical term which indicates the relationship between a subject, verb and the object.
Active Voice in Spanish
The active voice is the voice that we use most of the time. In the active voice the object receives the action of the verb.
Structure of Active voice:
| Subject | Verb | Object |
|---|---|---|
| El Léon | come | carne |
El Léon (subject) is the noun that is performing the action come (verb), carne (object) receives the action.
Examples
Francisco arroja la pelota fuera del campo.
El perro mordió al anciano.
Colon_ descubrió América.
Passive Voice in Spanish
In the passive voice the subject receives the action of the verb.
Structure of Passive voice:
| Object | Verb | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| La carne | es comida | por el léon |
The object (Carne) of the active verb becomes the subject (léon) of the passive verb (come).
Examples
La pelota fue tirada por Francisco.
El anciano fue mordido por el perro.
América fue descubierta por Colon.
- Share:
SUBSCRIBE:
