By in Portuguese

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 PortugueseIntroduz a pessoa ou organização que realiza a ação em uma construção passiva.

Example sentences

• O horário de abertura foi alterado pelo gerente.🔊

  The opening time has been changed by the manager.

• O horário de abertura foi mudado pelo gerente.🔊

  The opening time's been changed by the manager.

Learn it in a lesson

• Passive voice and responsibility in Brazilian Portuguese

by in other languages

• What by means
• In French
• In Japanese