Breakdown of Die Einladung wird an alle Mitglieder per E‑Mail gesendet.
alle
all
die Einladung
the invitation
gesendet werden
to be sent
das Mitglied
the member
Questions & Answers about Die Einladung wird an alle Mitglieder per E‑Mail gesendet.
Why is the passive voice used with wird … gesendet instead of an active structure?
In German, using the passive voice (werden + past participle) shifts focus away from the sender (the agent) onto the action or object itself. Here wird gesendet (“is being sent”) emphasizes the invitation. An active version would be Wir senden die Einladung …, but the passive is common in formal notices when who sends it isn’t important.
How do you form the present passive in German?
The present passive combines the present tense of werden (here wird) with the past participle of the main verb (here gesendet), giving you wird gesendet.
Why is gesendet placed at the end of the sentence?
In a German main clause, the finite verb (wird) takes the second position, and any non‑finite verb element (the past participle gesendet) moves to the very end.
Why is an alle Mitglieder used here, and what case is that?
The preposition an can govern dative (location) or accusative (direction). Sending something to someone implies direction, so an takes the accusative. Hence alle Mitglieder appears in accusative plural.
Could I use a dative object like allen Mitgliedern without an?