GrammarC1· Klima & Forschung
Zustandspassiv und Passiv mit Modalverben
The state passive and the passive with modal verbs
Kartoffel · your teacher
Hi! Let's look at this one together — step by step, no rush.
From what you know
Die Emissionen werden gesenkt.becomesDie Emissionen müssen gesenkt werden.6 parts · about 6 min
1What & when
In one line
In one linewird gesperrt: being done. ist gesperrt: the result. With a modal: muss gesperrt werden.
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Before
Die Straße wird gesperrt.
Watch the sentence change …
wird: someone is closing it. ist: it's closed. That is the state that results.
„Die Straße ist seit Montag gesperrt.“ — The road has been closed since Monday.
Kartoffel
First, what is it?
You know the werden : Die Straße wird gesperrt (something is being done). That is the Vorgangspassiv, the passive of the process. This lesson adds two more forms. The Zustandspassiv (state passive) uses sein: It describes the result once the action is over. The passive with a says what must or can be done, or what should have been done:
Kartoffel
And when do you need it? More often than you'd think:
Klima & ForschungYou need them when you talk about a study or a policy, and what happens matters more than who does it. What is already decided or published? What must, can or cannot be done? What should have happened long ago? Climate reports, information evenings and public debates are full of these forms.
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