Correct the following sentences.

 

姉に私の携帯電話を隠れられて、悲しい。

-あねにわたしのけいたいでんわをかくれられて、かなしい。

-My cell phone was hidden by my sister, and I am sad.

 

Can you find the mistake?

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[Answer]

姉に私の携帯電話を隠れられて、悲しい

→姉に私の携帯電話を隠されて、悲しい。

 

NON passive-form sentence

姉が私の携帯電話を隠す

＝passive-form sentence

姉に私の携帯電話を隠される(passive-form of 隠す)。

 

隠す hide; transitive verb (takes a direct object=携帯電話)

隠される passive-form of 隠す

隠れる hide; intransitive verb (no object)

隠れられる passive-form/potential-form of 隠れる

 

 

Example

父(ちち)が私(わたし)のマンガを捨(す)てた 。

My father threw away my comic books.

 

→ passive-form sentence

(私は) 父にマンガを捨てられた。

My comic books were thrown away by my father.

 

 

妹(いもうと)が私(わたし)のピアスを失(な)くした。

My younger sister lost my earrings.

 

→passive-form sentence

(私は) 妹にピアスを失くされた。

My earrings were lost by my sister.

 

 

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