The Passive Voice

The Passive Voice

Lesson 12 of 20

grammar

Form and function

The Passive Voice: study the new material first, then practise.

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Grammar

Form and function

  • von + agent when needed. Often the agent is omitted because it is unknown or obvious.
  • If a word has der / die / das, that article is part of the word you must choose.
  • Modal + passive: Das muss repariert werden. Impersonal: Es wird getanzt.