Kan du lägga bilagan i samma mapp som kopian?

Can you put the attachment in the same folder as the copy?

Breakdown of Kan du lägga bilagan i samma mapp som kopian?

• du: you
• i: in
• kunna: can
• som: as

Questions & Answers about Kan du lägga bilagan i samma mapp som kopian?

Why are bilaga and kopia written as bilagan and kopian?

Because Swedish often adds the definite article to the end of the noun.

• bilaga = attachment / appendix / enclosure
• bilagan = the attachment
• kopia = copy
• kopian = the copy

For common-gender nouns like these, the definite singular ending is usually -n:

• en bilaga → bilagan
• en kopia → kopian

So in this sentence, the speaker is referring to specific things: the attachment and the copy.

What does Kan du ... ? mean here? Is it just Can you ... ?

Yes, literally Kan du ... ? means Can you ... ?, but in real Swedish it is also a very common way to make a polite request.

So:

• Kan du lägga bilagan ... ?
  = Can you put the attachment ... ? = also naturally Could you put the attachment ... ?

It is not necessarily about ability. Very often it functions as a request, just like English Can you... ?

Why is the verb lägga used here?