passive voice

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Passive Constructions in Russian In Russian, a passive construction occurs when the natural object of an action (the thing being acted upon) ...

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Do you know what is being built over there?

Ты знаешь, что там строится?

Ty znaesh’, chto tam stroitsya?

They say a shopping mall is being put up.

Говорят, там возводят торговый центр.

Govoryat, tam vozvodyat torgovyy tsentr.

Did you see the news last night?

Ты видел вчерашние новости?

Ty videl vcherashniye novosti?

Yes, they were broadcast on all channels.

Да, они передавались по всем каналам.

Da, oni peredavalis’ po vsem kanalam.

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