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das Zustandspassiv

In English: state passive (sein + participle)

The passive with sein plus the Partizip II. It describes the result of an action, a state, not the action itself. Compare: Die Tür wird geschlossen (someone is closing it) and Die Tür ist geschlossen (it is shut).

Example: Das Geschäft ist bis Montag geschlossen.

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das Passiv (Vorgangspassiv) das Partizip II

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