> denki ga tsukeraremashita - the light was turned on
> (passive form, emphasis on the light, but YOU did it)

Shouldn't this be:

(watashi ni) denki o tsukeraremashita  ?

the light was turned on by me.


> denki ga tsuku - would have no real usage in a
> sentence except maybe as an example of grammar

This means "the light turns on by itself"  according to a japanese
person I asked.  :)


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