Breakdown of Satelitul a fost lansat de către echipă.
fi
to be (sunt, ești, este, suntem, sunteți, sunt)
echipa
the team
lansa
to launch
de către
by (agent)
satelitul
the satellite
Questions & Answers about Satelitul a fost lansat de către echipă.
How do we form the passive voice in the Perfect Compus tense in this sentence?
To form the passive voice in the past tense, we use the Perfect Compus of the verb a fi (to be) followed by the past participle of the main verb. Here, a fost gives us the 'was' part of the passive voice, and lansat is the past participle meaning 'launched'.
Why does the sentence use lansat and not lansată?
In the passive voice, the past participle acts like an adjective and must agree in gender and number with the subject. Since satelitul (the satellite) is a masculine singular noun, the participle must take the masculine singular form lansat.
What is the difference between de către and just de?
De către is a compound preposition used specifically in the passive voice to introduce the agent (the person or group performing the action). While you can sometimes use just de to mean 'by', using de către is the most precise and standard way to show exactly who did the action.
Why does the sentence use echipă without a definite article, when the English translation says 'the team'?
In Romanian, a noun directly following a preposition generally drops its definite article unless it is followed by an adjective or another modifier. Because of this rule, the preposition de către takes the basic indefinite form echipă, even though it translates smoothly to 'the team' in English.
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