19.1.3 受け身·使役受け身: V(ら)れます [be caused trouble by someone/something V (The Passive of Inconvenience)]

きのうは一晩中この子に泣かれて、よく眠れませんでした。

Yesterday, I couldn’t sleep well because this child cried all night.

昨天晚上被這個孩子哭鬧，導致我睡不好。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
きのうは	kino—wa	modifiers	yesterday (topic marker)
一晩中	hito-ban-chu	modifiers	throughout the night
この子に	kono-ko-ni	modifiers	to this child
泣かれて	naka-re-te	verb conjugation	was cried
よく	yoku	modifiers	well
眠れませんでした	nemure-mase-n-deshi-ta	predicate	couldn’t sleep

What’s wrong? Did something happen?

你怎麼了？發生了什麼事嗎？

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
どうしたん	do—shi-ta-n	modifiers	what happened
ですか	desu ka	particles	is it?
何か	nani-ka	modifiers	something
あったん	a-t-ta-n	verb conjugations	happened
ですか	desu ka	particles	is it?

I was robbed during my trip.

我在旅行期間被小偷入室了。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
旅行の間に	ryoko—no-aida-ni	modifiers	during the trip
どろぼうに	dorobou ni	particles	by a thief
入られたんです	haira-re-ta-n-desu	verb conjugations	was entered (passive)

I’m very sad because the cat I was fond of passed away.

被我疼愛的貓咪突然去世了，我感到非常的傷心。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
かわいがっていた	kawaiga-t-te-i-ta	modifiers	was taking care of
ねこに	neko ni	particles	to the cat
死なれて	shina-re-te	verb conjugations	was died
とても	totemo	modifiers	very
さびしいです	sabishii-desu	predicate	is lonely

I tried to stop the taxi when it arrived, but the person who was there already stopped it before me.

出租車來了，我試圖攔下它，但被一個早在那裡的人先攔住了。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
タクシーが	takushi—ga	subject	taxi (subject marker)
来たので	ki-ta-node	modifiers	because it came
止めようと	tomeyo-u-to	modifiers	trying to stop
態ったのだが	tai—t-ta-no-da-ga	modifiers	but attempted
尚こうにいた人に	nao-ko—ni-i-ta-hito-ni	modifiers	to the person who was there
先に止められてしまった。	saki-ni-tome-rare-te-shima-t-ta-。	predicate	was stopped first.

I was troubled today because a car was parked in front of my store.

今天我家店前被人停車，很困擾。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
今日は	kyo—wa	modifiers	today
うちの	uchi-no	modifiers	my
店の	mise-no	modifiers	store’s
前に	mae-ni	modifiers	in front of
車を	kuruma-wo	subject	car (object marker)
置かれて	oka-re-te	verb conjugation	was placed
困ったよ。	koma-t-ta-yo-。	predicate	was troubled.

Our car couldn’t get out.

我們的車出不去了。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
うちの車が	uchi-no-kuruma-ga	subject	my car (subject marker)
出られなかったんだ	de-rare-naka-t-ta-n-da	predicate	couldn’t go out (explanatory tone)

I cannot stay up late at the hospital.

在醫院裡不能熬夜到很晚。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
病院では	byo-in-de-wa	modifiers	at the hospital
夜遅くまで	yoru-osoku-made	modifiers	until late at night
起きていることは	oki-te-iru-koto-wa	subject	the act of being awake
できません	deki-mase-n	verb conjugation	cannot do

I will have the electricity turned off at 9 o’clock.

9點會被關燈。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
9時に	kuji ni	modifiers	at 9 o’clock
電気を	denki-wo	subject	electricity (object marker)
消されてしまいます	kesa-re-te-shimai-masu	predicate	will be turned off completely

I couldn’t stand being around someone I didn’t like.

討厭的人一直在身邊，感到不舒服。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
きらいな	kirai-na	modifiers	dislike
人に	hito ni	particles	to a person
ずっと	zutto	modifiers	always
そばに	soba-ni	modifiers	by one’s side
いられて	i-rare-te	verb conjugations	being able to be
いやでした	iya-deshi-ta	predicate	was unpleasant

I was happy that the person I liked was always by my side.

喜歡的人一直陪在身邊，我很開心。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
好きな人が	suki-na-hito-ga	subject	person who I like (subject marker)
ずっと	zutto	modifiers	always
そばにいてくれて	soba-ni-i-te-kure-te	modifiers	being by my side and (verb conjugation)
うれしかった	ureshika-t-ta	predicate	was happy
です	desu	verb conjugation	(polite copula)

I was happy to have someone kind by my side all the time.

讓親切的人一直陪在身邊，我感到很開心。

Part	Romaji	Role	Meaning
親切な人に	shinsetsu-na-hito-ni	modifiers	to a kind person
ずっと	zutto	modifiers	always
そばに	soba-ni	modifiers	by my side
いてもらって	i-te-mora-t-te	verb conjugations	received the favor of being
うれしかったです。	ureshika-t-ta-desu-。	predicate	was happy.