〜られる(受身)
JLPT N3 Passive, causative, honorificpassive: is done (to someone)
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The passive shifts focus to the receiver of an action. Ru-verbs add られる (食べる to 食べられる), u-verbs change the final sound to the a-row plus れる (読む to 読まれる), する becomes される, 来る becomes 来られる. The agent is marked with に. It often conveys an action suffered by the subject.
Examples
でをれた。 Densha de ashi o fumareta.
My foot got stepped on on the train.
はのにれてます。 Kono hon wa ooku no hito ni yomarete imasu.
This book is read by many people.