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Passive voice in French / La voix passive

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There are several ways to use the passive voice in French. In the pictures above you can see one way of building the French passive voice using : “Se faire” + infinitif.

Here are the translation of the examples you can see on the slideshow :

  1. Je me suis fait voler : I have been robbed
  2. Je me suis fait mordre : I have been bitten by a dog
  3. Je me suis fait arnaquer : I have been scammed
  4. Je me suis fait flasher : I have been caught on a speed camera
  5. Je me suis fait tatouer : I have been tattooed
  6. Je me suis fait cambrioler : I have been burgled
  7. Je me suis fait avoir : I have been tricked
  8. Je me suis fait attaquer : I have been attacked
  9. Je me suis fait disputer : I have been told off
  10. Je me suis fait arnaquer : I have been ripped off
  11. Je me suis fait arrêter : I have been arrested
  12. Je me suis fait pirater : I have been hacked

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