Passiv oder man? Schilder vs. Alltag (B1)
Passiv oder man? Wähle die passendere Form für Hinweisschilder und Alltagsprache.
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Schild vor einer Radar-Kontrolle: ____
Wähle die passendere Form.
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Hints for this Quiz
Think: Signs = impersonal, official → Passive.
Wähle die passendere Form.
On signs and official notices, German prefers the passive for a neutral, impersonal tone.
Everyday talk often uses man to describe general habits.
Welche Version klingt natürlicher im Gespräch?
Both are correct, but the man-form sounds more direct and conversational in everyday speech.
Think of typical construction signs in Germany.
Wähle die bessere Schild-Form.
Signs usually use the passive: kurz, sachlich, unpersönlich.
Teacher talking to students → conversational tone → man.
Alltag/Regel im Kursraum.
For speaking about a general rule in class, man is the more natural, conversational choice.
Police notice = formal → Passive with werden.
Formelle Mitteilung.
Official announcements prefer the passive: werden … durchgeführt.
Set phrase on signs uses passive: wird + Partizip II.
Typischer Schildtext.
The fixed phrase on signs is Die Ausfahrt wird videoüberwacht.
Conversational = prefer man.
Welche Version klingt gesprochener?
Both are grammatical, but man is shorter and more colloquial for general habits.
Schild = passive werden + Partizip II.
Wähle die passende Form.
On signs, the passive werden kontrolliert is the standard pattern.
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