Difference between revisions of "Language/Swedish/Grammar/Passive-Voice"
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* Sprängämnesstoff hittades i flickans sko. | * Sprängämnesstoff hittades i flickans sko. | ||
Explosive materials were found in the girl’s shoe. | Explosive materials were found in the girl’s shoe. | ||
The passive voice is also used when instructions are given such as recipes in an informal language. | The passive voice is also used when instructions are given such as recipes in an informal language. | ||
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You will find passive forms on a carton of milk or on a bill like this: | You will find passive forms on a carton of milk or on a bill like this: | ||
* Öppnas här! | * Öppnas här! | ||
To be opened here. | <blockquote>To be opened here.</blockquote> | ||
* Betalas senast 100831 | * Betalas senast 100831 | ||
To be paid at the latest by Aug. 31, 2010. | <blockquote>To be paid at the latest by Aug. 31, 2010. </blockquote> | ||
How to construct it? | == How to construct it? == | ||
As you have seen the passive voice can be used for different tenses (actually all tenses) and it’s not complicated to construct the passive version of the verb. You more or less just ad a -s to the regular form except for the present tense where you need to remove the -r. | |||
It looks like this: | |||
==Present tense== | ===Present tense=== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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==Past tense== | ===Past tense=== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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==Perfect participle== | ===Perfect participle=== | ||
We can also create the passive voice with something called “the perfect participle” which is more common in spoken Swedish and less formal Swedish. I will discuss this in a different post but I can show you what our s-passives would look like constructed with a particple: | We can also create the passive voice with something called “the perfect participle” which is more common in spoken Swedish and less formal Swedish. I will discuss this in a different post but I can show you what our s-passives would look like constructed with a particple: | ||
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* hittades – blev hittad | * hittades – blev hittad | ||
(was found) | (was found) | ||
==4 verb groups== | ==4 verb groups== | ||
You should inform yourself before about the 4 verb groups in Swedish and how to build the different tenses in the active form. | You should inform yourself before about the 4 verb groups in Swedish and how to build the different tenses in the active form. | ||
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The S-passive is named so because you build first the right verb tense in the active form and then just put an <code>-s</code> to the so called "supinum". | The S-passive is named so because you build first the right verb tense in the active form and then just put an <code>-s</code> to the so called "supinum". | ||
=== 2a-group === | |||
Let's try it out together with the 2a-group verb | Let's try it out together with the 2a-group verb | ||
att köra | att köra, kör!/(kör), körde/har, hade kört (Infintivi/imperativ!(presens)/simple past/perfect, plusquamperfect)-> köras/körs/kördes/körts | ||
====Aktiv verbform Inifitiv (Active Inifitive)==== | |||
===Aktiv verbform Inifitiv (Active Inifitive)=== | |||
* Jag ska köra bilen. | * Jag ska köra bilen. | ||
<blockquote>I will drive the car.</blockquote> | <blockquote>I will drive the car.</blockquote> | ||
→ Passiv verbform Infinitiv plus -s: | ==== → Passiv verbform Infinitiv plus -s: ==== | ||
* Bilen ska köras. (köra + s). | |||
<blockquote>The car will be driven. </blockquote> | |||
Bilen ska köras. (köra + s). | |||
===Aktiv form Presens (Active Present)=== | ====Aktiv form Presens (Active Present)==== | ||
I drive the car. | * Jag kör bilen. | ||
<blockquote>I drive the car.</blockquote> | |||
==== → Passiv verbform Presens, imperativ plus -s: ==== | |||
* Bilen körs. (kör + s) | |||
<blockquote>The car is driven.</blockquote> | |||
=== | ====Aktiv form simple past (Active Past)==== | ||
* Jag körde bilen. | |||
<blockquote>I drove the car.</blockquote> | |||
==== → Passiv verbform simple past plus -s: ==== | |||
* Bilen kördes. (körde + s) | |||
= | <blockquote>The car was driven.</blockquote> | ||
=== → Passiv verbform simple past plus -s: === | |||
Bilen kördes. (körde + s) | |||
====Aktiv form perfect (first past tense)==== | |||
* Jag körde bilen. | |||
<blockquote>I drove the car.</blockquote> | |||
==== -> Passiv verbform Perfect plus -s: ==== | |||
* Bilen körts. (har, hade kört + s) | |||
<blockquote>The car has/had been driven.</blockquote> | |||
===Group 1=== | ===Group 1=== | ||
regular verbs, biggest group, "study": att studera/studera!/(studerar)/studerade/har, hade studerat -> studeras/studeras/studerades/har, hade studerats | regular verbs, biggest group, "study": att studera/studera!/(studerar)/studerade/har, hade studerat -> studeras/studeras/studerades/har, hade studerats | ||
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Passiv verb example i presens: Lektionen om s-passiv studeras. | Passiv verb example i presens: Lektionen om s-passiv studeras. | ||
===Group 2b=== | ===Group 2b=== |
Revision as of 13:16, 7 December 2021
In today's lesson, you will learn how to form the passive Swedish verbs.
The Passive voice in Swedish does not use any subject.
There is just an object with which something is done.
Passive voice is used when we don’t know who is taking action or when it isn’t interesting who is doing it. In grammar terms we can express it as that we don’t have an agent in the sentence.
Passive voice is often used in newspaper articles and also news on TV and radio. Here are a few examples from Dagens Nyheter today:
- 17 skadades efter busskrock utanför Piteå.
(17 were injured after a bus crash outside Piteå.
- Sprängämnesstoff hittades i flickans sko.
Explosive materials were found in the girl’s shoe.
The passive voice is also used when instructions are given such as recipes in an informal language.
You will find passive forms on a carton of milk or on a bill like this:
- Öppnas här!
To be opened here.
- Betalas senast 100831
To be paid at the latest by Aug. 31, 2010.
How to construct it?
As you have seen the passive voice can be used for different tenses (actually all tenses) and it’s not complicated to construct the passive version of the verb. You more or less just ad a -s to the regular form except for the present tense where you need to remove the -r.
It looks like this:
Present tense
skadar (regular) | skadas (passive) |
köper (regular) | köps/köpes (passive) |
syr (regular) | sys (passive) |
skriver (regular) | skrives/skrivs (passive) |
Past tense
skadade (regular) | skadades (passive) |
köpte (regular) | köptes (passive) |
sydde (regular) | syddes (passive) |
skrev (regular) | skrevs (passive) |
Perfect participle
We can also create the passive voice with something called “the perfect participle” which is more common in spoken Swedish and less formal Swedish. I will discuss this in a different post but I can show you what our s-passives would look like constructed with a particple:
- skadades – blev skadad
(was hurt)
- hittades – blev hittad
(was found)
4 verb groups
You should inform yourself before about the 4 verb groups in Swedish and how to build the different tenses in the active form.
The S-passive is named so because you build first the right verb tense in the active form and then just put an -s
to the so called "supinum".
2a-group
Let's try it out together with the 2a-group verb
att köra, kör!/(kör), körde/har, hade kört (Infintivi/imperativ!(presens)/simple past/perfect, plusquamperfect)-> köras/körs/kördes/körts
Aktiv verbform Inifitiv (Active Inifitive)
- Jag ska köra bilen.
I will drive the car.
→ Passiv verbform Infinitiv plus -s:
- Bilen ska köras. (köra + s).
The car will be driven.
Aktiv form Presens (Active Present)
- Jag kör bilen.
I drive the car.
→ Passiv verbform Presens, imperativ plus -s:
- Bilen körs. (kör + s)
The car is driven.
Aktiv form simple past (Active Past)
- Jag körde bilen.
I drove the car.
→ Passiv verbform simple past plus -s:
- Bilen kördes. (körde + s)
The car was driven.
Aktiv form perfect (first past tense)
- Jag körde bilen.
I drove the car.
-> Passiv verbform Perfect plus -s:
- Bilen körts. (har, hade kört + s)
The car has/had been driven.
Group 1
regular verbs, biggest group, "study": att studera/studera!/(studerar)/studerade/har, hade studerat -> studeras/studeras/studerades/har, hade studerats
Aktiv verb example i presens: Studenter (=subjekt) studerar (=present tense) lektionen om s-passiv (=objekt).
Passiv verb example i presens: Lektionen om s-passiv studeras.
Group 2b
"smoke": att röka/rök!/(röker)/rökte/har, hade rökt -> rökas/röks/röktes/har, hade rökts
Aktiv verb example i simple past: Han rökte 40 cigaretter.
Passiv verb example i simple past: 40 cigaretter röktes.
Group 3
"reside, live in": att bo/bo!/(bor)/bodde/har, hade bott -> bos/bos/boddes/har, hade botts
Aktiv verb example i perfect: En familj har bott i huset.
Passiv verb example i perfect: Huset har bebotts. (har bott -> botts + i -> be = bebotts)
Group 4
irregular verbs, exampel with "do": att göra/gör!/(gör)/gjorde/har, hade gjort -> göras/görs/gjordes/har, hade gjorts
Aktiv verb example i perfect: Hon hade gjort sin bäst att förklara s-supinum.
Passiv verb example i perfect: Det bästa hade gjorts att förklara s-supinum.
The rest is just to practice, good luck and have fun"
If I did mistakes or if you would like to add an translation or something new, please feel free to do so.