Questions & Answers about Hunden tas ut och bollen kastas.
How are the passive verbs tas and kastas formed from their active versions?
To make a present tense s-passive, you usually take the normal present tense verb and replace the final -r with an -s. So, the active verb tar (takes) becomes tas (is taken), and kastar (throws) becomes kastas (is thrown).
Why is the word ut placed right after tas?
Ta ut is a particle verb (similar to an English phrasal verb) that means to take something outside. When the verb is made passive, the word ut stays right after it, giving us tas ut (is taken out).
Could I use the word blir (becomes) to make this passive instead?
Why do we use the definite forms hunden (the dog) and bollen (the ball) in a general rule?
Even in general instructions, Swedish uses the definite form when the objects are expected parts of the context. It implies you should take out the specific dog you are caring for and throw the specific ball meant for playtime.