Breakdown of Morgen wird das System kurz abgeschaltet.
morgen
tomorrow
werden
to become
kurz
briefly
das System
the system
Questions & Answers about Morgen wird das System kurz abgeschaltet.
What kind of tense and voice is used in wird … abgeschaltet?
This is the present passive (Vorgangspassiv) of the separable verb abschalten, built with werden + past participle. Although in English “will be switched off” is future passive, German often uses the present passive plus a future time adverbial (Morgen) to describe a planned shutdown. A strict future passive (“Morgen wird das System kurz abgeschaltet werden”) is grammatically correct but rarely used in everyday German.
Why is the past participle abgeschaltet instead of abgeschalten or placing ab with schalten?
Abschalten is a separable verb. Its past participle is formed by inserting ge‑ between prefix and stem and adding ‑t:
• ab + ge + schalt + et = abgeschaltet
You never split the past participle; it stays one word at the end of the clause. The form abgeschalten is a non‑standard/dialectal variant—stick with abgeschaltet.
Why does Morgen appear at the very beginning of the sentence?
German word order demands the finite verb in second position. By fronting the time adverb Morgen, the verb wird follows immediately, then the subject das System. Placing Morgen first also emphasizes when the shutdown will occur.
What role does kurz play in this sentence?