Weet jij wie het voorstel aan het uitwerken is?

Questions & Answers about Weet jij wie het voorstel aan het uitwerken is?

Why does het voorstel come before aan het?
This is the main rule for using direct objects with the present continuous in Dutch! The object (het voorstel) cannot go inside or after the continuous block. It must be placed right before aan het.
Why is the conjugated verb is at the very end of the sentence instead of after wie?
The phrase starting with wie is a subordinate clause (an indirect question). In Dutch subordinate clauses, verbs are pushed to the end. The conjugated verb is lands right after the aan het + infinitive block.
Uitwerken is a separable verb. Why isn't it split up here?
When you use a separable verb in the aan het continuous structure, you always use the full, unbroken infinitive. It never splits into uit aan het werken or anything similar.
Could I say wie is het voorstel aan het uitwerken?
Only if it were a direct question on its own, like "Wie is het voorstel aan het uitwerken?" (Who is developing the proposal?). Because it is embedded inside the main question Weet jij... (Do you know...), it acts as a subordinate clause, meaning the verb is must move to the end.

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