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Passive sentences in Swedish
We are going to talk about sentences in a passive form in Swedish today. We will become familiar with the usage and creation of passive sentences. Let's get it started!
What is a passive sentence and when do we use it in Swedish? Wiki says that a passive sentence is when the noun or noun phrase that would be the object of an active sentence (such as Our troops defeated the enemy) appears as the subject of a sentence or clause in the passive voice (e.g. The enemy was defeated by our troops).
Using a passive form is not that common in Swedish as in English. We use it when we are not interested or we do not precisely know who a subject of an action is.
How to create a passive sentence in Swedish
The rule how to make a passive form of any sentence is pretty straight-forward. We basically add -s to infinitive, present, past or perfect form of a verb.
Taking a look at the examples below will make the whole problematic very easy to follow.
