What exactly is the passive? What does it do to Latin words exactly? I read it in Lingua Latina Pars I Familia Romana on page 46 chapter VI. Here are some examples:
Saccus portatur a servo.
Sacci portantur a servis.
Passive Help
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Re: Passive Help
Passive means that the subject is receiving the action. For example, in your sentence "saccus portatur a servo", the saccus is being carried. In an active sentence, the direct object receives the action ("servus saccum portat"). Latin passive is equivalent to English "be ____ed" (e.g. "be killed" as opposed to "kill").
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Re: Passive Help
Thank you very much for the reply. It is very helpful and I understand passive a lot better now. Thank you again.