Breakdown of Wurde die Demokratie ohne Krieg eingeführt?
ohne
without
der Krieg
the war
werden
to be (passive auxiliary + past participle)
die Demokratie
the democracy
einführen
to introduce
Questions & Answers about Wurde die Demokratie ohne Krieg eingeführt?
How do we know this sentence is in the simple past passive?
The passive voice is formed using the helper verb werden and a past participle (eingeführt). Because this is the simple past (Präteritum), werden changes to wurde. Since this is a yes/no question, the helper verb wurde takes the very first position in the sentence.
Why is the past participle eingeführt instead of starting with ge- like most participles?
The infinitive of the verb is einführen (to introduce), which is a separable verb. For separable verbs, the -ge- prefix goes between the separable prefix (ein-) and the verb stem (führt). That gives us ein + ge + führt.
What case does the preposition ohne trigger for Krieg?
The preposition ohne always requires the accusative case. Here, Krieg (war) is used without an article, which is common when talking about war as a general concept. If you wanted to say without the war, it would be ohne den Krieg.
Why is eingeführt at the very end of the sentence?
In German, compound verbs like a helper verb plus a past participle form a verb bracket. The conjugated helper verb (Wurde) takes the first position to form the question, and the past participle (eingeführt) gets pushed to the very end of the clause.
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