Passive Present

Question 1

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.

Answer 1

TRUE

Question 2

mødes

[muhðs OR mewðs]

Answer 2

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

Question 3

ses

[cease]

Answer 3

be seen

Question 4

spises

[sbee-sus OR sbee-zus]

Answer 4

is/are eaten

Question 5

vides

[viðs]

Answer 5

is known

Question 6

koges

[kohs]

Answer 6

is boiled

Question 7

laves

[lay-ews]

Answer 7

be fixed, is/are made

Question 8

synges

[sue-yez]

Answer 8

is sung

Question 9

TRUE OR FALSE:

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

Answer 9

TRUE

Question 10

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’).

Answer 10

TRUE

Question 11

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’).

Answer 11

TRUE

Question 12

spilles

[spil-lis]

Answer 12

is being played

Question 13

bruges

[bʁuise OR b{w}uise]

Answer 13

is being used

Question 14

tages

[tays]

Answer 14

is taken

Question 15

høres

[hew-uz]

Answer 15

be heard

Question 16

fortælles

[fuh-tils]

Answer 16

is told, being said

Question 17

findes

[fin-ihs]

Answer 17

exist, is/are/am found, exists

Question 18

behøves

[bih-who-iz]

Answer 18

be needed

Question 19

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.’

Answer 19

TRUE:

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

Question 20

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.’

Answer 20

TRUE

Question 21

fås

[fose] (rhymes with ‘dose’)

Answer 21

is gotten

Question 22

vises

[vee-zus]

Answer 22

is shown, will be shown

Question 23

åbnes

[oib-niss] (‘oib’ rhymes with globe)

Answer 23

am/are/is opened

Question 24

gemmes

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

Answer 24

is/be/are hidden

Question 25

tilbydes | [til-bu{ll}s]

Answer 25

am/are/is being offered

Question 26

gives | [gee-ves] ('g' makes a 'g' sound, not a 'j' sound)

Answer 26

is/are/am given

Question 27

føles | [foo-liss]

Answer 27

feel

Question 28

ønskes | [oon-skuss]

Answer 28

is/are wanted

Question 29

svigtes | [svik-tus]

Answer 29

is/are let down

Question 30

opdrages | [ob-dow-s]

Answer 30

is/are raised

Question 31

følges | [fool-yis]

Answer 31

is/are followed

Question 32

afsluttes | [auw-sloo-dis]

Answer 32

is ended / ended / ends

Question 33

købes | [koo-bis]

Answer 33

is/be bought

Question 34

tælles | [tils]

Answer 34

is/are/be counted

Question 35

savnes | [sauw-nis]

Answer 35

is/are missed

Question 36

fyldes | [foo-lis]

Answer 36

is/are filled

Question 37

produceres | [pruh-do-zuss]

Answer 37

is/are/be produced

Question 38

importeres | [im-poh-tey-us]

Answer 38

is/are imported

Question 39

fortsættes | [fo{rt}-see-dis]

Answer 39

is/are continued

Question 40

kræves | [kʁayvs]

Answer 40

is required

Question 41

skæres | [skay-us]

Answer 41

is/are cut, is/are cut up

Question 42

bliver | [blee{r}]

Answer 42

being, becoming

Question 43

købt | [kouhbt] (Sounds similar to 'cooped')

Answer 43

bought

Question 44

født | [foo-t OR food]

Answer 44

born

Question 45

dræbt | [dʁahbt]

Answer 45

killed

Question 46

skudt | [skoot]

Answer 46

shot

Question 47

vasket | [vas-kul OR vas-ghoul]

Answer 47

washed

Question 48

set | [seat]

Answer 48

seen

Question 49

lavet | [lay-oo{l}]

Answer 49

made, cooked

Question 50

bliver bygget | [blee-uh be-gull]

Answer 50

is being built

Question 51

bliver talt | [blee-uh taylt]

Answer 51

are being counted

Question 52

bliver fremstillet | [blee-uh frum-still-it]

Answer 52

is being produced

Question 53

bliver sunget | [blee-uh soeng-ihl]

Answer 53

is being sung

Question 54

bliver ødelagt | [blee-uh oo-lakt]

Answer 54

are being destroyed

Question 55

bliver fundet | [blee-uh fone-uh{l} ]

Answer 55

is found

Question 56

bliver fyldt | [blee-uh fu{l}t]

Answer 56

is being filled

Question 57

bliver opdraget | [blee-uh uh{b}-dow-ihl]

Answer 57

is being raised

Question 58

bjerg (-et, -e, -ene) | [be-yow]

Answer 58

mountain

Question 59

bakke (-n, -r, -rne) | [bah-geh]

Answer 59

hill

Question 60

bliver tilbudt | [blee-uh til-bu{d}t]

Answer 60

is being offered

Question 61

bliver fulgt | [blee-uh foolt]

Answer 61

is being followed

Question 62

bliver svigtet | [ blee-uh svik-du{l} ]

Answer 62

is being failed / is being let down

Question 63

bliver skåret | [blee-uh skohwl]

Answer 63

is being cut

Question 64

bliver hørt | [blee-uh hurt]

Answer 64

is being heard

Question 65

bliver brugt | [blee-uh bruhkt]

Answer 65

is being used

Question 66

bliver vist | [blee-uh veest]

Answer 66

is being shown

Question 67

bliver gemt | [blee-uh gemt]

Answer 67

is being saved / is being hidden

Question 68

fikses | [fixes]

Answer 68

is fixed