Danish grammar
The passive voice
Active: Løven spiste gazellen = The lion ate the gazelle | |
Passive: Gazellen blev spist (af løven) = The gazelle was eaten (by the lion) | |
Four ways to express the passive | |
1) blive + past participle (event/action) 2) være + past participle (state/result) 3) -s passive (formal/impersonal) 4) få + past participle (get-passive) Agent can be added with af. |