We can say:
He owes an apology to us.
We can't say:
An apology is owed to us.
We can say:
We're owed an apology.
Can we say:
We're owed an apology by him?
English Language Learners Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for speakers of other languages learning English. It only takes a minute to sign up.
Sign up to join this communityWe can say:
He owes an apology to us.
We can't say:
An apology is owed to us.
We can say:
We're owed an apology.
Can we say:
We're owed an apology by him?
He owes an apology to us.
I think we would normally say He owes us an apology
An apology is owed to us.
That is perfectly fine but would not be as common as the active way.
We're owed an apology.
That is fine
We're owed an apology by him?
That sounds a bit contrived as the active is shorter and more direct but it is not wrong.