Basic Concepts:  Passive Form 

List of popular verb form. 

Note:  Most common usage is past tense with unstated agent.  Note, some of these passive forms are seen more often than the non passive form.

Chart: List 

Nihongo:

Non Passive

Nihongo:

Passive

Nihongo:

Intransitive

Nihongo:

Rei Bun:  Passive Construction

Eigo

suru

sareru

kino sareta  // 

 ashita sareru

yesterday, it was done. 

tomorrow - it will be done.

haitatsu

suru

haitat sareta

kinou  haitatsu sareta

it was delivered yesterday

umu

u-mareru

Kobe de umaremashita (umareta)

I was born in Kobe

sodateru

sodatsu  (ireg.)

chisa na machi de sodachimashita. (sodatta)

I was raised in a small town.

nusumu

nusumareru

saifu wa nusu-mareta

saifu wo nusu-mareta.

"wo" indicated someone is receiving a "verbing"

The wallet was stolen.

I had my wallet stolen.

tateru

tate-rareru

kono BIRU wa edo jidai ni tate-raremashita (taterareta)

The building was built in the edo jidai

erabu

era-bareru

shichou ni era-baremashita (erabareta)

I was elected mayor

tsukuru

tsuku-rareru

kami wa ki kara tsuku-raremashita (tsukurareta)

Paper is made from trees.

naguru

nagu-rareru

keisatsu ni atama wo nagu-raremashita  (nagurareta)

"wo" indicated someone is receiving a "verbing"

I was hit on the head by the policeman

fumu

fu-mareru

densha no naki de daleka ni ashi wo fu-mareta.

I had my foot step on in the train

korosu

koro-sareru

koro-saremashita (korosareta)

he was killed.

tsuka-mareru

(not common)

makasu

maka-sareru

taisetsu na shigoto wo makaseta

"wo" indicated someone is receiving a "verbing"

I was given an important task. 

yaru

ya-rare-mashita

atsusa ni ya-rare-mashita

I was effected by the heat

tsukeru

tsuke-rare-mashita

kino sore wo tsuke-rare-mashita

it was turned on last night.