Breakdown of Medlemmet af fordelsprogrammet tildeles opgraderingen.
af
of
medlemmet
the member
tildele
to award
fordelsprogrammet
the benefits program
Questions & Answers about Medlemmet af fordelsprogrammet tildeles opgraderingen.
Why is medlemmet the subject here if they are the one receiving the upgrade?
This sentence uses a ditransitive verb (a verb that takes both a direct and an indirect object, like tildele). In the active voice, someone awards the member (indirect object) the upgrade (direct object). In Danish, just like in English, you can promote the indirect object to the subject position in a passive sentence. This elegantly emphasizes the recipient rather than the upgrade itself.
Could I use the blive passive here and say bliver tildelt instead of tildeles?
Yes, bliver tildelt is grammatically correct and means the exact same thing. However, the -s passive (tildeles) is heavily preferred in formal contexts, rules, terms of service, and general administrative statements. Since a benefits program implies an official rule or automated process, tildeles sounds much more natural and professional here.
Since both medlemmet and opgraderingen are nouns, how do we know which one is the subject and which is the object?
Danish relies heavily on word order rather than word endings to show grammatical roles. In a standard declarative sentence like this, the subject comes first. Therefore, the first noun phrase, Medlemmet af fordelsprogrammet, is unambiguously the subject being acted upon, while opgraderingen functions as the retained direct object.
Why is there an s in the middle of fordelsprogrammet?