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B2–C1 · GFO · GFO005

Affected object + ought to be + passive participle

Explanation

A reusable frame from “German-led grammatical flexibility”. Compare how English and German express german-led grammatical flexibility. Practise reusable constructions with Russian translations.

Structure

EN · EnglishAffected object + ought to be + passive participle
DE · GermanAffected object + gehört/gehören + past participle

Anchor phrase

RU · Translation

Это предположение стоит проверить.

EN · English

This assumption ought to be checked.

DE · German

Diese Annahme gehört überprüft.

Try variations2 · more examples

  1. RU · Translation

    Старый замок стоит заменить.

    EN · English

    The old lock ought to be replaced.

    DE · German

    Das alte Schloss gehört ausgetauscht.

  2. RU · Translation

    Эти инструкции стоит упростить.

    EN · English

    These instructions ought to be simplified.

    DE · German

    Diese Anweisungen gehören vereinfacht.

Pattern graph

Continue with nearby patterns

GFO003Affected object + must be + passive participleGFOGFO004Actor + be required to + infinitiveGFOGFO007Subject + be said to have + past participleGFOGFO020Noun + to be + passive participle + main predicateGFO