Tenses and moods

das Aktiv

In English: active voice

The normal form of the sentence, in which the subject is the one who does the action. It is the opposite of the passive.

Example: Der Mechaniker repariert das Auto. (The mechanic repairs the car.)

Related lessons

• The passive in the present and the Präteritum (B1)

See also

das Passiv (Vorgangspassiv) das Subjekt