Questions & Answers about Mitt kontor är organiserat nu.
Why is it mitt and not min kontor?
In Swedish, possessive pronouns agree with the grammatical gender of the noun. Kontor is an ett-word (neuter gender), so you use the neuter form mitt. If it were an en-word, you’d use min (e.g. min bil).
What kind of tense or voice is är organiserat? Is that a passive?
Yes. This is the statal/resultative passive in Swedish, built with vara (here är) + the past participle (here organiserat). It describes the state/result: the office is now organized.
How is that different from the -s passive (e.g. organiseras)?
- -s passive (Kontoret organiseras nu) focuses on the process (“the office is being organized”).
- Vara+past participle (Kontoret är organiserat nu) focuses on the resulting state (“the office is now organized”).
Why not use har organiserat?