DAS Passiv im Deutschen (B1–B2) in 20 Minuten erklärt!✅ | Prüfung bestehen | Grammatik Deutsch

Hello, I'm Jannika and I'm your German teacher. If you enjoy learning German, you're exactly in the right place on this channel. I regularly publish new grammar lessons and current vocabulary. Also subscribe to this channel before we begin. Today we are dealing with the passive voice in the present tense. We find this verb form not only in spoken language but also in written language. Before class, I will explain to you how the video is structured. First, I will explain what the passive voice is and how it is formed. After that, we will look at some sentences in the passive voice. Of course, I also don't show you verbs that are not passivizable. Of course, there will be a test and homework assignment again in the end. Also stay with it until the end. I'm giving you the homework assignment right now. Write your own passive sentence in the comments after the video. What is the passive? Let's take a look at these two photos. Links, it fixes the car. Right, the car is being repaired. What is the difference? In the active sentence, the person is in the foreground. The person is important. But in a passive sentence, the action is what matters. The person isn't even mentioned. How do I form the passive voice in the present tense? That's very simple. We only need a conjugated form of "werden" and the past participle. We should conjugate it one more time together, because it's irregular. I will. You will. Um, she, it will. We will. You will. You, you will. Let us now look at some passive sentences. First, once again the active sentence. The woman is eating an apple. We can see that in the active sentence we have an accusative object. An apple. But what happens in the passive? An apple is being eaten. The accusative object becomes the subject. We also have to put it in the nominative case. Another example. The active sentence is: She corrects the homework. The accusative object in the active sentence is in the plural. We form the passive sentence. The homework will be corrected. This means that the subject is naturally also in the plural, and thus we need the verb form in the plural. The homework will be corrected. Of course, no example with the dative case may be missing. We are looking at the asset statement. He helps me. To help is a dative verb, which is why a dative object follows. And what is this sentence in the passive voice now? The sentence is: I am being helped. Also, the dative object remains in the dative. Do you prefer to mention the person in passive sentences? You can do this very easily by using the dative case with "plus." Let's look at an example. The doctor examines the patients. The doctor, nominative masculine, and the patients are examined by the doctor. From the doctor, dative case, so from the doctor, very briefly from the doctor. The patient is examined by the doctor. Some verbs, however, cannot form the passive. For example, verbs that do not take an object, such as "sleep." I am sleeping. Passive is not possible here. Or verbs that form their perfect tense with "sein," such as he goes or he has gone. Passive is also not possible here. Moreover, we also have reflexive verbs, such as *sich waschen*. Also I wash myself. As you can see, we cannot form a passive here either. Did you pay close attention and are you ready for the test? Then it begins! Form sentences in the passive voice where possible. Sentence number 1. The man delivers the pizza. Sentence number 2. He is running to the S-Bahn. Sentence number 3. The girl sees him. And sentence number 4. The boss is replying to me. I'll give you some time. A tip: if you need more time, just pause the video. Are you ready? Then let's look at the solutions. Number 1. The pizza is being delivered. Sentence 2. He is running to the S-Bahn. We have a verb without an object. Passive is not possible here. Sentence 3. He is seen. Or he is seen by the girl. Paragraph 4. I am being answered by the boss. And how did the test go for you? I hope so. Please don't forget your homework and write your own passive sentence in the comments. The passive sentence should come from your head. Thank you for watching. I hope you liked the video. Then leave me a like. Leave a comment and subscribe to this channel so you never miss any of my videos. I'm already looking forward to the next time. Bye. ... had been done. Passive with "von", passive with "durch", passive with modal verbs. This B2 level and the passive voice are driving me crazy. Do you feel the same way? Then watch this video now. After that, you will understand the passive perfect. Here we go. Hello, good to have you back. For everyone who doesn't yet know me, my name is Janika, and starting today, I am your German teacher. Today we are dealing with a central grammar topic in German, the passive voice, which plays a particularly important role in professional and academic contexts. When you have to write texts in which the process or the outcome is more important than the acting person, Then the passive is your best friend. You already know the passive voice in the present, past, and perfect tenses from the B1 level. If you're still unsure about that, I'll also provide a link to the video about it under this lesson. Today's video is aimed at learners at the B2 and C1 levels. also to all those who already have quite good German skills and now wish to make their expression more precise, formal, and even more professional. Stay focused until the very end. Before we start the lesson, please subscribe to this channel. And activate the bell so you never miss a class again. You don't need to take notes during class. I have summarized the content for you in the form of a PDF file. You can find the PDF file under this video, and it is of course free. Moreover, there is also a homework assignment for you again, so that you can immediately apply the newly acquired knowledge. At the end of the video, we'll also do a test together, to check whether you understood everything correctly. I'm giving you the homework assignment right now. Formulate your own example in the passive voice. Write your answer in the comments after class. We're doing a very brief review. What is the passive voice? If we want to understand the passive, we must know what the active is. In the active voice, the person is important, for example The mechanic repairs the car. This is a normal sentence in the present tense. In the passive, the action, that is, the process, is important. And then we can say, the car will be repaired. This is the passive in the present tense, and we can already see, We form the passive in the present tense using a form of "werden" and the past participle. In the past, we can say that yesterday the car was repaired. This is the passive voice in the past tense. What we form using the past tense of werden and the past participle II. There is also the passive perfect for this. The car was repaired yesterday. That is somewhat more complicated. It arises, namely, from *sein* plus *worden* plus Participle II. Once again, a tip here. The passive past tense and the passive perfect have the same meaning. and both are used in the German language. One of the most important things at the B2 level is that we are dealing with the active past participle, which I just explained to you and be able to distinguish the passive participle. What is the exact difference between the active participle (Vorgangspassiv) and the passive participle (Zustandspassiv)? In the present tense we say, the car is being repaired. It's happening right now. It is the process. But I can also say that the car has been repaired. The car is repaired, is the condition. How is it now? It's fixed now. The plot has been completed. We already have a result. I'll also give you a second example. The apartment is being cleaned. The passive voice in the progressive tense. It is happening right now. Right now, at this moment, the apartment is being cleaned. And how is it afterward? The apartment is tidy. The apartment is tidy, in this condition. How is she tidy? The next important point at the B2 level is the question, whether we need a passive with the prepositions by or with Let's take another look at the first example. The mechanic repairs the car. The car is being repaired. If I want to mention the person, then I use the preposition "of." The car is being repaired by the mechanic. We can therefore already keep in mind, we need from, if we wish to refer to the acting person. Another example. The request is processed by the personnel department. From the Human Resources Department. Here we also use "von" because it refers to people. And when do I use this passive with "durch"? Here I give you an example. The alarm was triggered by a system error. We see through is plus accusative, through a mistake. It is therefore neither a person nor a group of people. So we use the passive with "durch," if it is a means, a tool, or a trigger. One question remains open here as well. How do I form the passive with modal verbs? What are our modal verbs? Must, should, can, may, and of course want. We are also looking at the active sentence again. The mechanic must repair the car. The sentence in the passive voice is: The car must be repaired. Thus, we see that the modal verb is conjugated and stands in the second position. Then comes the past participle, and finally, "werden" appears in the infinitive. I'll also show you a few examples here. The process must be optimized. Reports may only be published internally. The servers should be regularly checked. Can I form the passive with modal verbs in the past tense as well? Of course, you just need to put the modal verb into the past tense, nothing more. Let's take another look at the sentences in the past tense. The process had to be optimized. The reports were permitted to be published only internally. Servers should be regularly checked. And did you pay good attention? Then we'll do the test now. And how did the test go for you? I think well. Do you finally want to learn professional German? Then I have some great news for you now. Our first B2 course on Zoom starts in January. I will teach you live and give you feedback on all your questions. In addition, you will gain access to the community. The number of available spots is very limited, so sign up today to secure your place. You can find the registration link below this video. I'm already looking forward to class with you. Please don't forget your homework and write your own sentence in the passive voice in the comments. Of course, I will read your comment and correct it if necessary. Many thanks for watching! 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