Breakdown of In de studio wordt er live gepresenteerd.
in
in
worden
to become
er
there (existential)
de studio
the studio
Questions & Answers about In de studio wordt er live gepresenteerd.
Why is er used here if the English translation doesn't say "there"?
This sentence uses the impersonal passive voice. Dutch uses wordt er plus a past participle (like gepresenteerd) to say that an action happens, without saying who is doing it. While it literally translates to "there is presented," in English we usually rephrase this as "presenting is done" or "people present."
Why is the verb wordt placed before er?
Why use wordt for the passive voice instead of is?
Why does gepresenteerd go all the way at the end of the sentence?
In a Dutch sentence with a helper verb (like wordt), the main action verb in its past participle form (here, gepresenteerd) is always kicked to the very end of the sentence.