8.26 S-Passive
The passive voice can also be expressed with the s-passive, which is used mainly after modal auxiliaries and in the present tense. S-passives occur most often in signs, headlines, recipes, rules, and instructions.
Modal Auxiliaries + S-passive |
S-passive in Present Tense |
| Maten skal serveres. (The food will be served.) |
Middagen serveres klokka 17. (The dinner is served at 5 o’clock.) |
| Melken bør ikke kokes. (The melk ought not to be boiled.) |
Potetene kokes i 20 minutter. (The potatoes are boiled for 20 minutes.) |
| Filmen kan vises i kveld. (The film can be shown tonight.) |
Filmen vises i dag. (The film is being shown today.) |
| Leksene må leveres i dag. (The lessons must be turned in today.) |
Leksene leveres hver dag. (The lessons are turned in every day.) |