Breakdown of Den gamle fabrik ved metroen er blevet revet ned.
være
to be
den
the (common, before adjective)
gammel
old
ved
by, next to
Questions & Answers about Den gamle fabrik ved metroen er blevet revet ned.
Why does the sentence use er blevet instead of har blevet for "has been"?
In Danish, the present perfect tense usually uses have (to have) as the helping verb. However, verbs of motion or change of state use være (to be) instead. Since blive (to become/be) expresses a change of state, its helping verb is er. So, "has been" is literally structured as "is become" (er blevet).
How does the phrasal verb rive ned (to tear down) fit into this passive construction?
In a present perfect passive sentence, only the core verb changes into its past participle form, which is revet here. The particle ned (down) doesn't change and is placed at the very end of the verb phrase, giving us er blevet revet ned.
Why does the sentence use Den gamle fabrik rather than just adding the definite ending to make it Gamle fabrikken?
This is a classic example of the Danish "double definite" rule. Whenever you describe a definite noun with an adjective, you cannot use the noun's normal definite ending (like fabrikken). Instead, you use a front article (Den), add an -e to the adjective (gamle), and leave the noun in its basic uninflected form (fabrik).
What is the dictionary form of revet, and how does it conjugate?