By in French

Definition

Definition in EnglishIntroduces the person or organization that performs the action in a passive construction, where the target language uses an explicit agent marker.

Definition in FrenchIntroduit la personne ou l’organisation qui réalise l’action dans une construction passive.

Example sentences

• L’horaire d’ouverture a été modifié par le responsable.🔊

  The opening time has been changed by the manager.

• L’horaire d’ouverture a été changé par le responsable.🔊

  The opening time's been changed by the manager.

Learn it in a lesson

• Passive voice and responsibility in French

by in other languages

• What by means
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