Breakdown of Die ganze Stadt wird mit Strom versorgt werden.
die Stadt
the city
mit
with
ganz
quite, completely; whole
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
Questions & Answers about Die ganze Stadt wird mit Strom versorgt werden.
Why are there two forms of the verb werden in this sentence (wird and werden)?
This is the core structure of the future passive (Futur I Passiv). The first one, wird, is the conjugated helping verb for the future tense ('will'). The second one, werden, goes at the very end and acts as the passive infinitive ('be'). Together with the past participle versorgt, they form the phrase 'will be supplied'.
Why doesn't the past participle versorgt have a ge- prefix like most past participles?
Verbs that start with an inseparable prefix, like ver-, be-, ent-, or er-, never take the ge- prefix in their past participle form. Since the infinitive here is versorgen, the participle is simply versorgt.
In passive sentences, we often use von or durch to indicate the agent or cause. Why is it mit Strom here?
We use von for the active agent (who does it) and durch for the means or cause (how it happens). However, mit is used here because it refers to the material or thing being provided. Just like in English, it translates to 'with electricity', showing what the city receives rather than who is providing it.
Why does ganze end in -e in die ganze Stadt?