tout ce qui est digne d'être vu dans notre belle ville. Why d'être vu is used

Sumesh A.C1Kwiziq community member

tout ce qui est digne d'être vu dans notre belle ville. Why d'être vu is used

Please explain why d'être vu is used in this sentence rather than voir
Asked 4 years ago
Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Tout ce qui est digne d'être vu. -- Everything which is worth being seen. (lit...to be seen)

Être digne de +... = to be worth to...

Maggie M.B2Kwiziq community member

passive voice

Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

I don‘t think it’s passive voice. For that, digne would need to be a participle. 

tout ce qui est digne d'être vu dans notre belle ville. Why d'être vu is used

Please explain why d'être vu is used in this sentence rather than voir

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