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Causative vs Passive - What's the difference?

causative | passive |

As nouns the difference between causative and passive

is that causative is (linguistics) an expression of an agent causing or forcing a patient to perform an action (or to be in a certain condition) while passive is .

As an adjective causative

is acting as a cause.

causative

English

(wikipedia causative)

Adjective

(-)
  • Acting as a cause.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • Causative in nature of a number of effects.
  • Expressing a cause or reason; causal.
    • The ablative is a causative case.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (linguistics) An expression of an agent causing or forcing a patient to perform an action (or to be in a certain condition).

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    passive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Being subjected to an action without producing a reaction.
  • Taking no action.
    • He remained passive during the protest.
  • (grammar) Being in the passive voice.
  • (psychology) Being inactive and submissive in a relationship, especially in a sexual one.
  • (finance) Not participating in management.

    • Antonyms

    * active * aggressive

    Synonyms

    * inactive * idle * disinterested * uninvolved

    Derived terms

    * passive-aggressive * passively * passiveness * passive smoking * passive voice * passivity * passivisation / passivization * passivise / passivize

    Related terms

    * passion * passionate * patience * patient

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (uncountable, grammar) The passive voice of verbs.
  • (countable, grammar) A form of a verb that is in the passive voice.

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