Polish passive voice

daveithinkThreads: 5 Posts: 11 Joined: Mar 2, 09	Mar 16, 09, 02:01 / #
Hello all, I just started studying the passive voice in my textbook and am curious about something... Do people use it when they are talking in everyday situations? Or is it restricted only to writing? For example, could you say: Pan Wiktor został zaangażowany przez pana Józefa or would you avoid the passive voice altogether and just use the active voice: Pan Józef zaangażował pana Wiktora. Thanks in advance for your help :)

z_dariusThreads: 22 Posts: 5,091 Joined: Oct 18, 07	Mar 16, 09, 05:01 / #
daveithink: Do people use it when they are talking in everyday situations? Or is it restricted only to writing? Passive voice in Polish is not used as often as it is in English. You'll find it mostly in formal texts and speeches.

impete82Threads: 7 Posts: 33 Joined: May 7, 08	Mar 16, 09, 06:50 / #
can't answer this, but thanks for making me look up what passive voice was :P i learnt something new today haha

SeanusThreads: 22 Posts: 30,158 Joined: Dec 25, 07	Mar 16, 09, 10:52 / #
You hear it everyday in supermarkets and other public places. Aha, you mean strona bierna. OK ;) ;)