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The representation of Case-marked semantic functions is necessary in describing and explaining the properties of the passive in Korean. The function of a passive is to convert action to state. It may encode the potential modality and have the effect produced by its own initiative. However, the passive with an accusative nominal (PAN) does not have these properties. As it has an entity highly affected by the action and therefore Accusative-marked, the PAN has the implication that the action was initiated by an actor, either implicit or explicit.