Zustandspassiv (sein + Partizip II) – Telc B1

Intermediate German
Created by Best · 12.04.2026 at 16:05 UTC

Zustandspassiv (state passive) describes a resulting state, not the process: Die Tür ist geöffnet. (The door is open.) Das Buch ist bereits gelesen. Formation: sein (conjugated) + Partizip II. Contrast with Vorgangspassiv (process): Die Tür wird geöffnet. (The door is being opened.) B1 texts often use both; recognise the difference between "is being done" (werden) and "is done / is in that state" (sein).

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Question 1

What does "Die Fenster sind geschlossen" express?

Question 2

Zustandspassiv is formed with:

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