Passiv
here is my question, plz help me
Aktiv
Am Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts suchte man nach Lösungen für die Verkehrsprobleme.
Passiv
Am Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts wurde nach Lösungen für die Verkehrsprobleme gesucht.
the passiv sentence is correct, but there is no subject, then how can i know if the verb is singular oder plural ?
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The grammatical subject here would be 'es'.
You can see it in this sentence:
Es wurde nach Lösungen gesucht.
'es' has no meaning, its only function is to fill in the first position. Since this is occupied by 'am Ende des...', there is no need for it.
This occurs in passive sentences where the verb is not transitive (no Akkusativ).
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