Impersonal Constructions

13 languages

SpanishConstrucciones Impersonales
B1Impersonal expressions: hay que + infinitive (one must), se puede (one can), es necesario/importante/posible + infinitive or que + subjunctive. Se impersonal constructions.
PortugueseConstruções Impessoais
B1Impersonal expressions: é preciso/necessário + infinitive or que + subjunctive. É possível, é importante. Há que + infinitive (one must).
RussianБезличные конструкции
B1Subjectless sentences: dative + predicate (мне холодно), нужно/надо (need), можно/нельзя (may/may not), weather (холодно), modals in past (можно было).
SwedishOpersonliga Konstruktioner
B1Impersonal expressions with 'man' (one/you), 'det' + passive, and fixed phrases. 'Man' is the generic pronoun for rules and norms.
PolishKonstrukcje Nieosobowe
B1Impersonal expressions: trzeba (it is necessary), można (one can), warto (it is worth). Weather and state expressions.
DanishUpersonlige Konstruktioner
B1Impersonal expressions with 'man' (one/you), 'det' + passive, and fixed impersonal phrases. 'Man' is the generic pronoun for rules and norms.
NorwegianUpersonlige Konstruksjoner
B1Impersonal expressions with 'man' (one/you), 'det' + passive, and fixed impersonal phrases. 'Man' is the generic pronoun.
FinnishNollapersoonarakenne
A1Zero-person construction: verb in 3rd singular, no subject. täytyy (must), saa (may), kannattaa (it's worth). Common in Finnish.
GreekΑπρόσωπα Ρήματα
B1Impersonal verbs and constructions: πρέπει (must), φαίνεται (it seems), αξίζει (it's worth), χρειάζεται (it's needed), βρέχει (it rains).
CzechNeosobní Konstrukce
B1Impersonal expressions: je třeba (it is necessary), je možné (it is possible), dá se (one can). Weather and state expressions.
UkrainianБезособові Конструкції
B1Impersonal expressions: треба (it is necessary), можна (one can), варто (it is worth). Weather and state expressions.
Persianساخت‌های غیرشخصی
B2Impersonal verb forms and expressions: باید bāyad (must), شاید shāyad (maybe), نباید nabāyad (must not) are invariable. Also می‌شود mishavad (it is possible), لازم است lāzem ast (it is necessary).
CatalanConstruccions Impersonals
B1Impersonal expressions: cal (it is necessary), es pot (one can), es diu que (it is said that), fa falta (it is needed). Using infinitive or subjunctive with impersonal triggers.

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