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Rečenice koje počinju sa "Oni kažu" ili "Ljudi kažu" se često prebacuju u pasivni oblik.

Aktiv:

They say (or people say) that he is very talented. - Oni kažu (ili ljudi kažu) da je on veoma talentovan.

Pasiv:

Aktiv:

People say that he was a good writer. - Ljudi kažu da je on bio dobar pisac.

Pasiv:

It is said that he was a good writer. - Priča se da je on bio dobar pisac.
He is said to have been a good writer. - Za njega se priča da je bio dobar pisac.

U ovakvu konstrukciju mogu ulaziti i sledeći glagoli: think, feel, expect, know, believe, understand, consider, find, report, suppose...

They believe that he is hiding somewhere in the woods. - Ljudi veruju da se on krije negde u šumi.
- He is believed to be hiding somewhere in the woods.
- It is believed that he is hiding somewhere in the woods.
  (Veruje se da se on krije negde u šumi.)
People think that she has committed the murder. - Ljudi veruju da je ona izvršila ubistvo.
- She is thought to have committed the murder.
- It is thought that she has committed the murder.
  (Misli se da je ona počinila ubistvo.)
Everybody knows that he is responsible for our success. - Svi znaju da je on odgovoran za naš uspeh.
- He is known to be responsible for our success.
- It is known that he is responsible for our success.
  (Zna se da je on odgovoran za naš uspeh.)

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