Breakdown of Il est demandé par le syndic de respecter la courtoisie.
être
to be
il
it (impersonal subject)
par
by, through / out of (motive)
respecter
to respect
demander
to ask (for) / to require / demand
de
to (introducing an infinitive after a verb)
le syndic
the property manager
la courtoisie
the courtesy
Questions & Answers about Il est demandé par le syndic de respecter la courtoisie.
Why use Il est demandé instead of just having the manager ask directly (Le syndic demande...)?
Why is there a de before respecter?
The verb demander requires the preposition de when followed by an infinitive (for example, demander de faire quelque chose). When turned into the impersonal passive, the structure remains intact: il est demandé de followed by the infinitive.
We learned that passive voice sometimes uses de instead of par. Why is par le syndic used here?
In the passive voice, par is used to introduce the agent of specific, deliberate actions, like a manager making a request. The preposition de is usually reserved for descriptions, states of being, or emotions (such as aimé de or connu de).
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