Running head: passive voice in english and vietnamese
Passive Voice in Vietnamese
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Usage. There is some controversy whether passive voice exists in Vietnamese or not. Hence, passive voice is a controversial grammatical matter. Some researchers claim that Vietnamese does not have passive voice because the verb does not change its form. Others argue that passive voice in Vietnamese may not have as a morphological category, however It can be considered as passive voice basing on the structure of “bị” and “được” combine with finite verb. In reality, Vietnamese people seldom use passive voice in everyday conversations. However, some writers still prefer to use passive voice when the writer or speaker wants to emphasize to the number or result: “Hàng trăm trường hợp nhiễm cúm đã được phát hiện trong tuần qua” (Hundreds of infected influenza was detected last PASSIVE VOICE IN ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE 7 week).In this sentence, the emphasis is “hundreds of infected influenza”. One more instance of using passive voice is when the speaker does not know who does the action, in “hôm qua nhà nó bị trộm” (Last night, his house was stolen). Passive- meaning sentences usually appear in scientific or technical article. For example: M ột hành tinh m ới đã được phát hiện trong hệ mặt trời. (A new planet has been found out in the solar system). Last, Vietnamese people also prefer to use passive – meaning sentence when they avoid mentioning the doer for example: Cách ăn mặc của cô ấy bị ch ỉ trích ( Her clothes was criticized). Form. Basic structure: b ị / được + verb Ex: Con được tặng một món quà sinh nhật (I was given a birthday present) Nó b ị phạt (He is punished) Ví c ủa tôi bị mất (My wallet was lost) One more thing we should take a close look on is the meaning of “bị” and “được” in Vietnamese. In most cases, “được” brings a positive meaning or receives something pleasant as in the example “ Bài tập đã được làm xong” (the exercise was finished). It means the result is a good job and the speaker feels satisfied with this one. In contrast, let’s take another example: “nó bị cô giáo phạt” (He was punished by his teacher”. In this sentence, the fact being punished by teacher is an unexpected aspect which is marked with the word “được. PASSIVE VOICE IN ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE 8 In Vietnamese passive voice, in some cases, sentences which contain “bị” and được” but does not function as a passive – meaning sentence, for example “cô hơi bị xinh đấy” or “giọt nước hơi bị trong đấy”. Nonetheless, Vietnamese still has some kinds of passive – meaning sentences which are not marked with “bị” or “được”. For instance, “ngôi nhà này xây cách đây lâu rồi” (the house was built long time ago) or “bạn được sinh ra ở đâu” (where was you born?). One more thing we should take into consideration when researching Vietnamese passive – voice s is that sometimes sentences contain “bi” and được” but does not function as a passive – meaning sentence. For example “cô hơi bị xinh đấy” or “ giọt nước hơi bị trong đấy”. And learner should take this one into his consideration. tải về 217.43 Kb. Chia sẻ với bạn bè của bạn:
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