Milyen szerkezet ez? What was to be done

Itt olvashatsz kicsit a to be-ről:

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Itt a vonatkozó rész külön:

"Szenvedő Infinitive-vel a to be lehetőséget, szándékot fejez ki.

Pl.: It was not to be avoided. - Nem volt elkerülhető. / Nem lehetett elkerülni.

What is to be done now? - Most mi a teendő?"

Ez egy speciális szerkezet a

to be to

ami valamilyen segédige helyett áll (should, need, have to...)

She is to do her homework. - Meg kell csinálnia.

She was to do her homework.

You are to stay away from the lions. - Távol kell maradnod...

E mellett a példád vége plussz még Passive-ban is van.

What is to be done.- Mit kell tenni?

He is to be beaten. - Meg kell verni.

The homework is to be done. - El kell készíteni.

Különben az eredeti kifejezés azt jelenti, hogy mit lehetett tenni:

What was to be done?

It was to set anew what was to be done -- everything.

This was to be done quickly and thoroughly.

until each knew precisely what was to be done that first morning

the opening was to be done in the full glare of the Mashambani people

The renovation was to be done in five phases

the Act did not prescribe how this was to be done or paid for.

The completion of Ballupur flyover was to be done by November 2015

it was to be done on the most affected right eye

much more was to be done on the ground to improve the overall environmental scenario

when counting was to be done.