A2Grammar

Der Unfall wurde von der Polizei untersucht.

The accident was investigated by the police.

In German

Der Unfall wurde von der Polizei untersucht.

Dehr un-fal voor-deh fon dehr poh-lee-tsay un-ter-zookht.
🇬🇧 English
The accident was investigated by the police.
🇪🇸 Español
El accidente fue investigado por la policía.
🇮🇹 Italiano
L'incidente è stato investigato dalla polizia.

Sentence Breakdown

WordTranslationRole
DerTheDefinite article, masculine nominative
UnfallaccidentNoun, masculine nominative
wurdewasAuxiliary verb 'werden', 3rd person singular preterite
vonbyPreposition (dative agent)
dertheDefinite article, feminine dative
PolizeipoliceNoun, feminine dative
untersuchtinvestigatedPast participle of 'untersuchen'
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Grammar Point

Vorgangspassiv im Präteritum mit Agens (von)

Variations

Die Polizei untersuchte den Unfall.
The police investigated the accident. (Active voice)
Der Unfall ist von der Polizei untersucht worden.
The accident has been investigated by the police. (Perfekt Passiv)

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