Breakdown of Fasaden blev vandaliserad igår.
igår
yesterday
bli
to become
fasaden
the facade
vandaliserad
vandalized
Questions & Answers about Fasaden blev vandaliserad igår.
Why do we use blev vandaliserad instead of the s-passive vandaliserades here?
Both are correct and mean the same thing. Using bli plus a past participle (like blev vandaliserad) often emphasizes the result or the change of state. The s-passive (vandaliserades) focuses a bit more on the action itself. The bli-passive is very common in everyday spoken Swedish.
Why does vandaliserad end in -d rather than -t?
When you use the bli-passive, the past participle (vandaliserad) acts like an adjective and must match the gender of the noun it describes. Because fasaden is an en-word, it takes the -d ending. If the noun were an ett-word like huset (the house), it would be Huset blev vandaliserat.
How would I apply this lesson's topic to say the facade was "much more" or "even more" vandalized?
You would use mycket mer (much more) or ännu mer (even more) right before the participle. For example: Fasaden blev ännu mer vandaliserad igår (The facade was even more vandalized yesterday).
If I move igår to the start of the sentence for emphasis, what happens to the word order?