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Er zal veel zijn veranderd in ons dorp.

Er zal veel zijn veranderd in ons dorp.
Much will have changed in our village.
From Lesson 185:Future perfect tense (zal hebben...)·Dutch

Questions & Answers about Er zal veel zijn veranderd in ons dorp.

How is the future perfect tense formed in this sentence?
It uses the future auxiliary zullen (conjugated here as zal) combined with the auxiliary zijn (to be) and the past participle veranderd (changed). Together, zal ... zijn veranderd means "will have changed".
Why is zijn used here instead of hebben for the perfect tense part?
The verb veranderen (to change) expresses a change of state or situation. In Dutch, verbs that indicate a change of state usually take zijn as their helper verb rather than hebben.
Why does the sentence start with Er when the English translation doesn't say "There"?
Er acts as a temporary or "dummy" subject here. When the real subject of a sentence is a vague quantity like veel (much), Dutch often puts Er at the start of the sentence and shifts the real subject to a later position.
Is it possible to put in ons dorp before the verbs at the end?
Yes! You can also say Er zal veel in ons dorp zijn veranderd. In Dutch, phrases that show a place or time can often sit right before the cluster of verbs at the end of the sentence, or right after it.

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