Der Hund wird gestreichelt ( not stating who is doing the petting: “the dog is being petted”) OR Der Hund wird von dem Kind gestreichelt (specifying that the petting is being done by the child: “the dog is being petted by the child“).Der SPAM wird gegessen ( not stating who is doing the eating: “the SPAM is being eaten”) OR Der SPAM wird von uns gegessen (specifying that the eating is being done by us: “the SPAM is being eaten by us“).The first three examples from the preceding section could be expressed as follows in the Passive voice: Notice that the passive sentence may or may not mention the person or thing actually performing the action. The direct object of the action becomes the subject (Nominative) of the passive sentence. Passive Voice: The passive voice turns the above state of affairs on its head. BUT: Es regnet (“It rains”: here, there is no direct object.Ich vergesse die Katze in der Waschmaschine (The cat is the direct object: I am forgetting it).Das Kind streichelt den Hund (The dog is the direct object: the child is petting it). Wir essen den SPAM (The SPAM is the direct object: we are eating it).Most active sentences include a direct object in the accusative: We don’t know what “it” is, but “ it” is doing the raining) I forget the cat in the washing machine: I’m doing the forgetting) Ich vergesse die Katze in der Waschmaschine (subject: I.Das Kind streichelt den Hund (subject: das Kind.what the verb “agrees” with) is really the person or thing carrying it out: Active Voice: this is the “normal” voice, in which the subject of the verb (i.e. Even an imperative form of the passive is thinkable: Werde geliebt! – Be loved! Two Voicesġ. In principle, the passive voice exists in all of the above tenses and moods. We will now see that there are also two possible “voices,” active and passive.
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