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passivization

Noun

Meaning

passivization (countable and uncountable, plural passivizations)

(US, grammar) The process of rendering into the passive form.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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Not all languages have a passive voice, and some that do have one (e.g. Polish ) don't allow the indirect object of a ditransitive verb to be promoted to subject by passivization, as English does. Source: Internet

In others like Dutch a passivization is possible but requires a different auxiliary: "krijgen" instead of "worden". Source: Internet

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