Voice - Voix - French Grammar + Pronunciation Glossary

Definition: Voice is one of the five inflexions that verbs are classified by. It indicates the relationship between the subject and the verb.

Voices:

Actif - Active
The subject performs the action of the verb.

Passif - Passive
The action of the verb is performed on the subject.

Pronominal - Pronominal
The subject performs the action on him/herself.

Related lessons: French voice - Verb timeline

Related terms: verb - subject - inflection