Breakdown of Er is morgen een vergadering op school.
zijn
to be
een
a/an
op
on
morgen
tomorrow
de vergadering
the meeting
de school
the school
er
there (existential)
Questions & Answers about Er is morgen een vergadering op school.
How does er is work in this sentence?
Why does morgen come before een vergadering?
In Dutch, expressions of time like morgen (tomorrow) like to be as early in the sentence as possible, usually right after the verb. While English puts "tomorrow" at the very end, Dutch prefers the order: Verb -> Time -> Subject -> Place.
Could I start the sentence with morgen instead?
Yes! If you want to emphasize when the meeting is, you can put morgen first. But remember that Dutch swaps the verb and subject when you start with something other than the subject. The sentence would become: Morgen is er een vergadering op school.
Why is it op school and not in school?
For certain daily locations like school or work, Dutch uses the preposition op (literally "on") to mean "at". This is a set phrase you just have to memorize: op school (at school) and op kantoor (at the office) are very common.
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