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Unusual word order: Passive mit Modalverben im Plusquamperfekt
This somewhat advanced position of the finite verb in a clause-final complex predicate is called "Oberfeld". A detailed explanation is here: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Grammatik#...
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Unusual word order: Passive mit Modalverben im Plusquamperfekt
This is a special word order rule that kicks in when you have an Ersatzinfinitiv and dependent clause word order. The conjugated form of haben leads the row of infinitives then.
This is mandatory for ...
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