Breakdown of Worden deze hoofdstukken door de bekende schrijver geschreven?
deze
this / these
schrijven
to write
worden
to become
door
by (agent in a passive sentence)
Questions & Answers about Worden deze hoofdstukken door de bekende schrijver geschreven?
How does door work in this passive sentence?
In a passive sentence, the action is happening to the subject (deze hoofdstukken). We use the preposition door (by) to introduce the "agent"—the person or thing actually performing the action. In this case, the chapters are being written by the famous writer (door de bekende schrijver).
Why are the verbs worden and geschreven so far apart?
Because this is a yes/no question, the helping verb worden is moved to the very front. In Dutch, the past participle (geschreven) is pushed all the way to the end of the sentence. The subject (deze hoofdstukken) and the agent phrase (door de bekende schrijver) get sandwiched in between them.
Why does the adjective bekend get an -e at the end here (bekende)?
Because it comes right before a de word (de schrijver). As a refresher: when an adjective is placed before a noun that has de or het in front of it, you almost always add an -e to the adjective.
Why is there a double 'k' in hoofdstukken?