Word
Der Mitarbeiter ist in Kenntnis gesetzt worden.
Meaning
The employee was informed.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Der Mitarbeiter ist in Kenntnis gesetzt worden.
sein
to be
in
in
setzen
to set / to sit (someone)
der Mitarbeiter
the employee (male)
Questions & Answers about Der Mitarbeiter ist in Kenntnis gesetzt worden.
What is the noun-verb construction in this sentence?
The fixed phrase here is in Kenntnis setzen. Literally, it means "to put into knowledge", but it is a formal way to say "to inform" (similar to informieren). Noun-verb constructions like this are frequently used in business or official German to sound more professional and objective.
Why does the sentence use ist ... worden instead of a regular past tense?
This sentence is in the passive voice using the present perfect tense. To form the perfect passive, German uses a conjugated form of sein (here, ist) plus the past participle of the main verb (gesetzt) plus the helper word worden. It translates exactly to "has been informed" or "was informed".
Wait, shouldn't the past participle of "werden" be geworden?
This is a great rule to review! When werden is used as a helping verb to build the passive voice, its past participle drops the ge- prefix and becomes simply worden. You only use geworden when werden is the main verb of the sentence meaning "to become" (for example: Er ist alt geworden).
Why is there no article before Kenntnis?
In many fixed noun-verb constructions, the noun is used without an article. In phrases like in Kenntnis setzen or in Rechnung stellen (to invoice), the noun acts more like an abstract concept tightly glued to the verb rather than a specific object, so the article is naturally dropped.