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"What is happening in the cave?"
Translation:Wat gebeurt er in de grot?
August 11, 2014
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ArielLeung2
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According to other threads, "er" is most often for phonetical convenience. What I don't understand is why it's unacceptable to omit it. Is "er" grammatically necessary in this sentence?
This is known as inversion, where the subject follows the verb. It is used for questions and for certain subclauses.
See here for more on inversion and Dutch word order.