{"id":10155,"date":"2022-03-03T09:36:10","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T09:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/?p=10155"},"modified":"2022-03-15T08:29:50","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T08:29:50","slug":"active-and-passive-voice-in-german","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elblogdeidiomas.es\/en\/active-and-passive-voice-in-german\/","title":{"rendered":"Active and passive voice in German"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The grammatical voice names in the German language a grammatical category of the verb, which shows the direction of action. In German grammar, a <strong>distinction is made between two possibilities<\/strong>. On the one hand, it is the active voice, and on the other the passive voice.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2rem; margin-top: 2rem; background: #F4F4F4;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 0px; color: #fff; background: #FF6868;\">\u00cdNDICE DE CONTENIDOS<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#passive\">Passive and active<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#gender\">Verb gender<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#voice\">Passive voice types<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#does\">Does passive education make sense?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#for\">Passive for verbs without accusative object<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Referring to usage, there are different intentions that can be pursued with the grammatical voice.\u00a0Thus, for example, with the change from an active sentence to a passive sentence the center of interest moves from the subject to the semantic object (complement), which returns to the subject again.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"passive\">Passive and active<\/h2>\n<p>The gender of the verb can indicate whether the action originates from the agent (subject) &#8211; active &#8211; or if something is happening to him &#8211; passive.\u00a0The two verb forms active and passive (action and suffering) represent an event\u00a0<strong>from two different perspectives.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aktiv (T\u00e4tigkeits- oder Tatform): Ich gie\u00dfe die Blumen.<br \/>\nActive (activity or fact): I water the flowers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Passiv (Leideform): Die Blumen werden von mir gegossen.<br \/>\nPassive (a form of suffering): The flowers are watered by me.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"gender\">Verb gender<\/h2>\n<p>The gender of the verb can indicate whether the action originates from the\u00a0<strong>agent (subject) &#8211; active &#8211; or if something is happening to him &#8211; passive<\/strong>.\u00a0The two verb forms active and passive (action and suffering) represent an event from two different perspectives.<\/p>\n<h3>Example:<\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"354\">Ich gie\u00dfe die Blumen.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I water the flowers.<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">&#8211; Aktiv (T\u00e4tigkeits- oder Tatform)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Active (type of activity or act)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"alt\">\n<td width=\"354\">Die Blumen werden von mir gegossen<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The flowers are watered by me.<\/td>\n<td width=\"354\">&#8211; Passiv (Leideform)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Passive (form of suffering)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>In the passive voice,\u00a0<strong>the focus is on the event itself or the result of the action<\/strong>. Active and passive should be seen as pure designations regardless of the meaning of the verb or sentence.<\/p>\n<p>The asset is the basic neutral form.\u00a0<strong>More than 90% of all verb forms are active<\/strong>.\u00a0An active form can be formed from all German verb forms, but not from all passive forms.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"voice\">Passive voice types<\/h2>\n<p>In the case of the passive voice, a distinction is made between\u00a0<strong>two types<\/strong>\u00a0according to the mode of formation and the meaning:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Das werden- oder Vorgangspassiv und<br \/>\nbecoming &#8211; or passive process and<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>das sein- oder Zustandspassiv.<br \/>\nbe &#8211; or passive state.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The passive werden is formed with the forms of the\u00a0<strong>auxiliary verb werden and the participle II of the corresponding verb.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Von diesem Verlag werden Schulb\u00fccher herausgegeben.<br \/>\nSchool books are published by this publisher.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Dieser Platz wurde von Touristen h\u00e4ufig besucht.<br \/>\nThis place was frequently visited by tourists.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Because this liability\u00a0<strong>expresses a process, it is also called a passive process.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The sein-passive is formed with the forms of sein and the past participle of the verb in question.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Das Haus ist wegen Einsturzgefahr gesperrt.<br \/>\nThe house is closed due to the risk of collapse.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Betreten der Baustelle ist verboten.<br \/>\nEntering the construction site is prohibited.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>passive being expresses a state existing<\/strong>.\u00a0Therefore, it is also called the passive state.\u00a0This state is the result of a previous process.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"does\">Does passive education make sense?<\/h2>\n<p>Not all verbs can\u00a0<strong>form a significant passive<\/strong>. Verbs that have an accusative addition in the activities are mostly passive:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Beantragen, ablehnen, bringen, lesen, bedecken, unterst\u00fctzen, trennen, nennen, sehen.<br \/>\nRequest, refuse, bring, read, cover, support, separate, appoint, consult.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some\u00a0<strong>verbs with an accusative ending cannot form a passive voice<\/strong>\u00a0.\u00a0These are mainly:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Verben des Habens, wie haben, besitzen, bekommen:<br \/>\nHave verbs, such as having, possessing, obtaining:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Sie hat einen neue Frisur. Aber nicht: Eine neue Frisur wird von ihr gehabt.<br \/>\nHe has a new hairstyle. But no: she has a new hairstyle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Verbs associated with a measure,\u00a0<em>wie kosten, wiegen, enthalten<\/em> : such as cost, weight, contain<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Die T\u00fcte enth\u00e4lt vier Bonbons.<br \/>\nThe bag contains four candies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Aber nicht: Vier Bonbons werden von der T\u00fcte enthalten.<br \/>\nBut no: the bag contains four candies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Er kennt viele Sprichw\u00f6rter. Aber nicht: Viele Sprichw\u00f6rter werden von ihm gekannt.<br \/>\nKnow many proverbs. But not: many sayings of him are known.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"for\">Passive for verbs without accusative object<\/h2>\n<p>Verbs without an accusative object can only form a passive in rare cases.\u00a0Due to the lack of an accusative object, no subject is formed, but a pseudo-subject or &#8220;impersonal passive&#8221;.\u00a0These verbs include\u00a0<em>helfen, lachen, tanzen, sprechen to<\/em> help, laugh, dance, speak.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hier darf nicht geraucht werden.<br \/>\nSmoking is not allowed here.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Damit ist mir nicht geholfen.<br \/>\nThat does not help me.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The passive is used more frequently in German than in English<\/strong>. For this reason, it is easy for us to find German phrases rarer, as a result of the fact that they are not used in Spanish. 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