Allt är klart förutom simkortet.

Because allt is treated as a singular neuter word in Swedish.

• klar = common gender singular
• klart = neuter singular
• klara = plural or definite form in some contexts

So:

• Allt är klart = Everything is ready / clear

Even though allt refers to many things in meaning, grammatically it behaves like a singular neuter word, so the adjective takes the -t form: klart.

Allt means everything.

It is the neuter form of all when you mean the whole set of things in a general sense.

Compare:

• all mat = all food
• alla människor = all people
• allt = everything

So in this sentence, allt is not modifying a noun directly; it stands on its own and means everything.

Here, klart means something like ready, done, or sorted out.

The adjective klar can mean different things depending on context, including:

• clear
• ready
• finished
• settled

In Allt är klart, the natural meaning is:

• Everything is ready
• Everything is sorted
• Everything is done

So the context decides the best English translation.

Because simkortet is the definite form, meaning the SIM card.

In Swedish, definiteness is often shown by adding an ending to the noun:

• ett simkort = a SIM card
• simkortet = the SIM card

So:

• förutom simkortet = except for the SIM card

The sentence is talking about one specific SIM card that is still not ready.

Because simkort is a neuter noun, an ett-word.

Swedish definite endings often work like this:

• common gender (en-word): -en
• neuter (ett-word): -et

So:

• ett kort → kortet
• ett simkort → simkortet

That is why you get simkortet, not simkorten.

Förutom means except, except for, or sometimes besides / apart from, depending on context.

In this sentence:

• Allt är klart förutom simkortet = Everything is ready except for the SIM card

It introduces the one thing that does not fit the main statement.

A few similar examples:

• Alla kom förutom Anna. = Everyone came except Anna.
• Jag har allt förutom pengar. = I have everything except money.

Yes, in many cases utom can also mean except.

So Allt är klart utom simkortet would also be understandable and natural.

That said, förutom is often very common in everyday speech and can sound a little fuller or more explicit. In many contexts, the two are interchangeable.

A rough guide:

• utom = except
• förutom = except for / apart from / besides

But in real usage, the difference is often small.

No, this is normal Swedish main-clause word order.

The structure is:

• Allt = subject
• är = verb
• klart = subject complement
• förutom simkortet = extra phrase meaning except for the SIM card

So it follows the basic pattern:

subject + verb + complement

Very straightforward Swedish.

Depending on context, good natural translations could be:

• Everything is ready except for the SIM card.
• Everything is sorted except for the SIM card.
• Everything is done apart from the SIM card.

If the meaning has already been given to the learner, the important thing is to notice that Swedish uses a very compact structure here.

Är is the present tense of vara (to be), so it means is / are depending on the subject.

It is always written är in standard Swedish.

For pronunciation, learners often hear it as something close to:

• ehr

In fast speech, it can become reduced, but you should learn and pronounce it clearly as är.

Examples:

• Jag är trött. = I am tired.
• De är här. = They are here.
• Allt är klart. = Everything is ready.

Yes. Swedish very often writes compound nouns as one word.

So:

• sim
  • kort → simkort

This is completely normal in Swedish. English often uses two words or a hyphen where Swedish prefers one compound word.

Other examples:

• mobiltelefon
• sjukhus
• tandborste

So simkortet is just the definite form of the compound noun simkort.

Yes, it can, depending on context.

Because klar/klart can mean both clear and ready, the sentence may sometimes be ambiguous by itself.

For example:

• in a planning situation, Allt är klart usually means Everything is ready
• in an explanation or discussion, it could mean Everything is clear

But once förutom simkortet is added, the ready/done meaning becomes much more likely:

• Allt är klart förutom simkortet sounds like one item is still missing or unfinished.