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Passive Present Flashcards

1
Q

TRUE OR FALSE:
Passive voice is not that common in English, but it is very common in Danish. Passive voice is so common that if you do not know it, you might feel a little lost if you come to Denmark.

A

TRUE

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mødes

[muhðs OR mewðs]

A

meet, is/are/am to meet, are meeting

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ses

[cease]

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be seen

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spises

[sbee-sus OR sbee-zus]

A

is/are eaten

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vides

[viðs]

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is known

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koges

[kohs]

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is boiled

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laves

[lay-ews]

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be fixed, is/are made

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synges

[sue-yez]

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is sung

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9
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TRUE OR FALSE:

Passive voice can be formed in two ways: -s-passive, and blive-passive.

A

TRUE

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10
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TRUE OR FALSE:
-s-passive is formed by adding ‘-s’ to the infinitive of a verb instead of the present form ‘-r’: ‘sælges’ (‘is sold’ or ‘is being sold’) where the present form is ‘sælger’ (‘sells’).

A

TRUE

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11
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TRUE OR FALSE:
blive-passive is formed by the word ‘bliver’ and the perfect form of the verb: ‘bliver solgt’ (‘is sold’ or ‘is being sold’).

A

TRUE

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12
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spilles

[spil-lis]

A

is being played

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bruges

[bʁuise OR b{w}uise]

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is being used

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14
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tages

[tays]

A

is taken

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høres

[hew-uz]

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be heard

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16
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fortælles

[fuh-tils]

A

is told, being said

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17
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findes

[fin-ihs]

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exist, is/are/am found, exists

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18
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behøves

[bih-who-iz]

A

be needed

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19
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TRUE OR FALSE:
The -s-passive can be made into blive-passive in the following way:

-s-passive: ‘Smørret tages fra skabet’ (the butter is taken from the cabinet)
becomes
blive-passive: ‘Smørret bliver taget fra skabet.’

A

TRUE:

Both sentences are translated into the same in English in this case.

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20
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TRUE OR FALSE:
The -s-passive can be made into blive-passive in the following way:

-s-passive: ‘Historien fortælles igen og igen’ (the story is told again and again)
becomes
blive-passive: ‘Historien bliver fortalt igen og igen.’

A

TRUE

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21
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fås

[fose] (rhymes with ‘dose’)

A

is gotten

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22
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vises

[vee-zus]

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is shown, will be shown

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23
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åbnes

[oib-niss] (‘oib’ rhymes with globe)

A

am/are/is opened

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24
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gemmes

[gems] (‘g’ makes a ‘g’ sound, not a ‘j’ sound)

A

is/be/are hidden

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25
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tilbydes

[til-bu{ll}s]

A

am/are/is being offered

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26
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gives

[gee-ves] (‘g’ makes a ‘g’ sound, not a ‘j’ sound)

A

is/are/am given

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27
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føles

[foo-liss]

A

feel

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28
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ønskes

[oon-skuss]

A

is/are wanted

29
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svigtes

[svik-tus]

A

is/are let down

30
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opdrages

[ob-dow-s]

A

is/are raised

31
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følges

[fool-yis]

A

is/are followed

32
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afsluttes

[auw-sloo-dis]

A

is ended / ended / ends

33
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købes

[koo-bis]

A

is/be bought

34
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tælles

[tils]

A

is/are/be counted

35
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savnes

[sauw-nis]

A

is/are missed

36
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fyldes

[foo-lis]

A

is/are filled

37
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produceres

[pruh-do-zuss]

A

is/are/be produced

38
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importeres

[im-poh-tey-us]

A

is/are imported

39
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fortsættes

[fo{rt}-see-dis]

A

is/are continued

40
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kræves

[kʁayvs]

A

is required

41
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skæres

[skay-us]

A

is/are cut, is/are cut up

42
Q

bliver

[blee{r}]

A

being, becoming

43
Q

købt

[kouhbt] (Sounds similar to ‘cooped’)

44
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født

[foo-t OR food]

45
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dræbt

[dʁahbt]

46
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skudt

[skoot]

47
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vasket

[vas-kul OR vas-ghoul]

48
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set

[seat]

49
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lavet

[lay-oo{l}]

A

made, cooked

50
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bliver bygget

[blee-uh be-gull]

A

is being built

51
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bliver talt

[blee-uh taylt]

A

are being counted

52
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bliver fremstillet

[blee-uh frum-still-it]

A

is being produced

53
Q

bliver sunget

[blee-uh soeng-ihl]

A

is being sung

54
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bliver ødelagt

[blee-uh oo-lakt]

A

are being destroyed

55
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bliver fundet

[blee-uh fone-uh{l} ]

56
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bliver fyldt

[blee-uh fu{l}t]

A

is being filled

57
Q

bliver opdraget

[blee-uh uh{b}-dow-ihl]

A

is being raised

58
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bjerg (-et, -e, -ene)

[be-yow]

59
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bakke (-n, -r, -rne)

[bah-geh]

60
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bliver tilbudt

[blee-uh til-bu{d}t]

A

is being offered

61
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bliver fulgt

[blee-uh foolt]

A

is being followed

62
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bliver svigtet

[ blee-uh svik-du{l} ]

A

is being failed / is being let down

63
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bliver skåret

[blee-uh skohwl]

A

is being cut

64
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bliver hørt

[blee-uh hurt]

A

is being heard

65
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bliver brugt

[blee-uh bruhkt]

A

is being used

66
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bliver vist

[blee-uh veest]

A

is being shown

67
Q

bliver gemt

[blee-uh gemt]

A

is being saved / is being hidden

68
Q

fikses

[fixes]

► Danish Vocab 1 (53 decks)

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