私（わたし）のアイスクリームを兄（あに）に食（た）べられた。

変（へん）な話（はなし）を親（おや）に聞（き）かれた。

私（わたし）は部屋（へや）を綺麗（きれい）にして、褒（ほ）められた。

宿題（しゅくだい）をしたけど、持（も）って来（く）るのを忘（わす）れた。何（なに）を言（い）われるかな。

私（わたし）はあいつらに何（なに）をされてもいいけど、あいつらには絶対（ぜったい）に君（きみ）の名前（なまえ）を教（おし）えない。

昨日（きのう）友達（ともだち）の家（いえ）が泥棒（どろぼう）に入（はい）られた。

兄（あに）のクッキーを食（た）べたから、兄（あに）に殴（なぐ）られた。痛（いた）かった。

私（わたし）の牛乳（ぎゅうにゅう）を全部（ぜんぶ）誰（だれ）かに飲（の）まれた。

義理（ぎり）の母（はは）に家（いえ）に来（こ）られたから、イライラしている。

私（わたし）のお金（かね）で嫁（よめ）に服（ふく）を買（か）われた。

先月（せんげつ）僕（ぼく）のパソコンが盗（ぬす）まれたけど、犯人（はんにん）が捕（つか）まってパソコンが戻（もど）って来（き）た。

留守番（るすばん）頼（たの）まれたから、僕（ぼく）はどこにも行（い）けない。

History of passive form and all of its uses

Using に, から, and によって with the passive

<div class='writeup-body'>In Japanese, there are several ways to express that something 'passively' happens. All of these are done with the auxiliary verbs れる and られる. Japanese verbs in the passive form behave in a slightly different way than they do in English, so we will examine this difference more closely later. For now, let's focus on れる, られる, and される (the form used with する verbs). Passivity in Japanese means that the person (or thing) that is the target of the action will be the subject of the sentence, rather than the person that is 'doing' whatever verb is being used. You can conjugate any Japanese verb into the passive form in the following way. For う-Verbs (godan verbs), simply replace the last kana with the equivalent あ sound kana from the same row (す becomes さ, つ becomes た, ぶ becomes ば, う becomes わ, like with ない, and so on), then add れる, or られる. For る-Verbs (ichidan verbs), just replace the る with られる.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>犬（いぬ）に噛（か）まれるのが怖（こわ）いから、犬（いぬ）には近（ちか）づけない。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>Because I am afraid of getting bitten by a dog, I can't approach them.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'> 私（わたし）はいつも彼（かれ）と比（くら）べられる。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>I always get compared to him.</div></li></ul>する and くる behave slightly differently than most other verbs. For する, it will become される, while くる will become こられる.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>知（し）らない人（ひと）からいたずらをされるのがきらい。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>I don't like being pranked by strangers.</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>急（きゅう）に義理（ぎり）の母（はは）に来（こ）られると困（こま）る。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>I feel troubled when my mother in law visits unannounced.</div></li> </ul>As can be seen in these examples, the 'doer' of the verb will be marked with に, but から can also be used in cases where there is no physical contact with the subject.<div class='writeup-caution'><div class='caution-header'>Caution</div>られる can be used in several different situations. These are listed below. Passive: 受（う）け身（み） - Something happens to the subject as a result of an external force (sometimes sounds negative). Possible: 可能（かのう） - There is the possibility for something to be done. Spontaneous: 自発（じはつ） - Something happens by itself, or 'without instigation'. Respectful: 尊敬（そんけい） - You are respecting someone by making them the subject of the sentence, despite someone else actually performing the verb.</div><div class='writeup-funfact'><div class='funfact-header'>Fun Fact</div>In Japanese, passivity focuses on the lack of control of the subject of the sentence. Due to this, the subject will sometimes be called the なる人, while the doer of the verb is called the する人. Traditionally, many textbooks use the term 'passive', simply because there is no equivalent verb type in English (passive is the closest). However, we would like to introduce the term 'displacement verb'. This just means that the subject of the sentence is being described in a similar way to what happens in keigo (polite speech).</div><div class='writeup-caution'><div class='caution-header'>Caution</div>But wait, what about れる with る-Verbs! Well, in Japanese, ら removal words 'ラ抜（ぬ）き言葉（ことば）' are very common. These are words that are able to use れる, instead of られる. The original meaning of both of these auxiliary verbs is exactly the same, but there are cases where ら may not be removed. The standard rules are as follows. ら may be removed - る-Verbs and くる, when the meaning is 'possible'. ら may not be removed - る-Verbs and くる, when the meaning is 'passive', 'spontaneous', or 'respectful'.<ul class='writeup-examples--holder'><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>私（わたし）はどこでも寝（ね）れます。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>I can sleep anywhere. (I have the potential to sleep anywhere)</div></li><li class='writeup-example'><div class='writeup-example--japanese'>私（わたし）はどこでも寝（ね）られる。</div><div class='writeup-example--english'>I can sleep anywhere. (I have the potential to sleep anywhere)</div></li></ul>In both of these sentences, the meaning is exactly the same. However, ラ抜（ぬ）き may only be used when られる is being used to highlight 'possibility'.</div></div>

Grammar Info

れる・られる (Passive)

Was done to ~ by ~, Done without consent, Done to one's dismay