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What is the meaning of 問われる in this sentence? 「問われる」五輪招致の是非 So the full meaning of the sentence above is “The pros and cons of Olympic bid” but I did not seem to see the function of 問われる. Could anyone kindly explain it to me?

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Hello! 「問われる」=Verb動詞「問います」の受け身形です。(Passive form) 動作主を特定しない受け身形は、ニュースの文章でよく使われます。(Passive form without agent is usually used in the news sentence.Japanese language don't usually identity agent.) V「問います」=ask(Sometimes,it's used to solve some problems=discuss) 「問われる」五輪招致の是非 →So, in this case... topic「五輪招致の是非」is asked(discussed by many people.)
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"「問われる」的意思按照字面是"被(大家)问"。 "「問われる」五輪招致の是非" 的全体意思是 "<五輪招致の是非>是个重要的事,要认真回答"

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