Breakdown of Die Messung, die vom Experten durchgeführt wurde, ist genau.
sein
to be
vom
from the (von + dem) / of the (belonging to) / by the (agent in a passive clause)
genau
exactly / precise, exact
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
der Experte
the expert
werden
to be (passive auxiliary + past participle)
durchführen
to conduct
die Messung
the measurement
Questions & Answers about Die Messung, die vom Experten durchgeführt wurde, ist genau.
How would you rewrite this sentence using an extended participle attribute?
To compress the passive relative clause into an attribute, you use the past participle and add an adjective ending to match the noun. Here, that gives us durchgeführte. You then place the modifying details (vom Experten) right before it, sandwiching the whole phrase between the article and the noun: Die vom Experten durchgeführte Messung ist genau.
Why does the word Experte have an -n at the end in this sentence?
Experte belongs to a group of masculine nouns known as weak nouns, or n-declension nouns. These nouns take an -n or -en ending in all cases except the nominative singular. Because the preposition von always triggers the dative case, the singular noun Experte must become Experten.
Could we use durch den Experten instead of vom Experten to mean 'by the expert'?
It is much more natural to use von here. In German passive sentences, von is used for the active agent who intentionally performs the action, which is almost always a person or an organization. Durch is generally reserved for the means, instrument, or a mindless cause of an action.
Why does the conjugated verb wurde come after the participle durchgeführt?
Because die vom Experten durchgeführt wurde is a relative clause, which acts as a subordinate clause. In German subordinate clauses, the conjugated verb is always pushed to the very end of the clause. Here, the conjugated helper verb wurde must land after the past participle it partners with.
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