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N(もの)が/は + 受身形 (N (mono) ga / wa + ukemikei) — Passive with a thing as subject

When who did it does not matter — used for facts, news and notices.

Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)

N(もの) thing or event
は / が subject
時・場所 when, where
受身形 passive

Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)

When the subject is a thing and not a person, mark it with は or が and use the passive: この 建物は 1950年に 建てられました. You do not have to say who built it, or everyone already knows, so no person is added with に. Notices, events and news use this form: 会議は 来週 開かれます. 祭りは 毎年 6月に 行われます. Note that 行います also goes い → わ, giving 行われます (okonawaremasu). This pattern carries no "it troubled me" feeling — it is neutral and formal, which is why you see it on notice boards and in announcements.

Examples (उदाहरणहरू)

この 建物1950年に建てられました

この 建物は 1950年に 建てられました。

kono tatemono wa sen kyuuhyaku gojuu nen ni tateraremashita.

This building was built in 1950.

会議来週開かれます

会議は 来週 開かれます。

kaigi wa raishuu hirakaremasu.

The meeting will be held next week.

祭り毎年 6月に行われます

祭りは 毎年 6月に 行われます。

matsuri wa maitoshi rokugatsu ni okonawaremasu.

The festival is held every year in June.

Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)

Question: 1/3

「会議は 来週   」— what goes in the blank?

💡 Hint: The subject is a thing, and who does it is not said.

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