Breakdown of Forutsatt at slettingen etter feilsendingen er bekreftet, avslutter vi saken.
Questions & Answers about Forutsatt at slettingen etter feilsendingen er bekreftet, avslutter vi saken.
What does forutsatt at mean, and how is it used?
Forutsatt at means something like provided that, assuming that, or on the condition that. It introduces a condition.
It is more formal than simple hvis or dersom.
Examples:
- Forutsatt at alt går som planlagt, møtes vi i morgen.
- Forutsatt at betalingen er registrert, sender vi varen.
So in your sentence, forutsatt at sets up the condition that must be true before the main action happens.
Why is it forutsatt and not some other form?
Forutsatt is originally the past participle of forutsette (to assume / presuppose / require), but in expressions like forutsatt at, it works almost like a fixed linking word.
So although it looks like a participle, learners often do best by treating forutsatt at as a set phrase meaning provided that.
You will often see:
- Forutsatt at ...
- Under forutsetning av at ...
Both are formal ways to express a condition.
Why are slettingen, feilsendingen, and saken in the definite form?
In Norwegian, the definite form is very common when talking about a specific thing already known from the situation or context.
Here:
- slettingen = the deletion
- feilsendingen = the mistaken sending / the incorrect transmission
- saken = the case / the matter
The sentence is referring to specific, identifiable things:
- a particular deletion
- a particular mistaken sending
- a particular case
That is why the definite endings are used:
- -en for masculine nouns like sletting, feilsending, sak
What does etter feilsendingen mean exactly?
Here etter means after.
So etter feilsendingen means after the mistaken sending or following the erroneous transmission/sending.
This phrase tells you which deletion is being talked about: the deletion that happened after the error.
Structurally:
- etter = after
- feilsendingen = the mistaken sending
The noun feilsending is a compound:
- feil = error, wrong
- sending = sending, transmission
So feilsending is literally something like wrong-sending.
Why is it er bekreftet? Is that a passive form?
Yes, this is a very common Norwegian structure.
er bekreftet literally means is confirmed. It can be understood as:
- a passive-like construction, or
- a result state: the confirmation has already happened, and now it stands confirmed
Compare:
- Slettingen er bekreftet. = The deletion is confirmed.
- Slettingen ble bekreftet. = The deletion was confirmed.
This focuses more on the event in the past. - Slettingen har blitt bekreftet. = The deletion has been confirmed.
This is also possible, but often heavier in style.
In formal written Norwegian, er + past participle is very common.
Why is the word order avslutter vi saken instead of vi avslutter saken?
This is because Norwegian follows the V2 rule in main clauses: the finite verb must come in the second position.
The sentence begins with the conditional clause:
- Forutsatt at slettingen etter feilsendingen er bekreftet
That whole clause counts as the first element. So the finite verb in the main clause must come next:
- avslutter
Then the subject comes after the verb:
- vi
So:
- Forutsatt at ..., avslutter vi saken.
If there were no opening clause, you would say:
- Vi avslutter saken.
Is the comma necessary after bekreftet?
Yes, in normal writing a comma is used after an introductory subordinate clause like this.
So:
- Forutsatt at slettingen etter feilsendingen er bekreftet, avslutter vi saken.
The comma marks the end of the condition clause and the start of the main clause.
This is standard and especially common in formal written Norwegian.
Could I replace forutsatt at with hvis?
Often yes, but the tone changes.
- Hvis slettingen etter feilsendingen er bekreftet, avslutter vi saken.
- Forutsatt at slettingen etter feilsendingen er bekreftet, avslutter vi saken.
Both are understandable, but:
- hvis = more neutral, everyday if
- forutsatt at = more formal, administrative, conditional, almost legalistic
In business or official communication, forutsatt at sounds very natural.
What does avslutter saken mean here? Is it literally finish the case?
Yes, roughly. Å avslutte en sak means to close a case, bring a matter to an end, or close the issue.
In administrative, customer-service, or legal-style contexts, sak often means:
- case
- matter
- issue
- ticket/request, depending on context
So avslutter vi saken is a standard formal expression meaning that they will consider the matter closed.
Why doesn’t Norwegian use som or some extra linking word before er bekreftet?
Because at already introduces the subordinate clause, and Norwegian does not need anything else there.
The structure is simply:
- Forutsatt at
- clause
That clause is:
- slettingen etter feilsendingen er bekreftet
In other words:
- subject: slettingen etter feilsendingen
- verb phrase: er bekreftet
No extra word like that is or which is is needed.
Is slettingen etter feilsendingen a common kind of noun phrase in Norwegian?
Yes. Norwegian often builds precise formal noun phrases by putting a noun in the definite form and then adding a prepositional phrase after it.
Here:
- slettingen = the deletion
- etter feilsendingen = after the mistaken sending
Together:
- slettingen etter feilsendingen = the deletion after the mistaken sending
This is very typical of formal or administrative Norwegian. English often prefers something a bit more expanded, but Norwegian can pack this information into one compact noun phrase.
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