GrammarB1· In der Backstube
Das Passiv
The passive
Kartoffel · your teacher
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1What & when
In one line
In one line: a form of werden and the :
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Der Bäcker knetet den Teig.
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The dough becomes the , so den turns back into der. wird takes , and the goes to the end. The baker disappears.
„Der Teig wird geknetet.“ — The dough is kneaded.
Kartoffel
First, what is it?
The puts the action at the centre, not the person who does it. Der Teig wird geknetet: the dough is kneaded. You build it with werden and the (the past participle, like geknetet). You meet it in recipes, instructions, history and the news.
Kartoffel
And when do you need it? More often than you'd think:
In der BackstubeYou need it to explain how something is made, or what happened: – –
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