other passive constructions

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Passive Alternatives in German While the standard passive in German is formed with werden + past participle, German speakers often use variou...

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How do you say that in German?

Wie sagt man das auf Deutsch?

They say it is a grammatical exception.

Man sagt, dass es eine grammatikalische Ausnahme ist.

My brother was given the book as a gift for his birthday.

Mein Bruder bekam das Buch zum Geburtstag geschenkt.

Lucky him! I never get given anything like that.

Was für ein Glück! Mir wird nie so etwas geschenkt.

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