Om mötet flyttas till fredag, kan jag delta.

Mötet is the definite form of möte.

• ett möte = a meeting
• mötet = the meeting

So Om mötet flyttas till fredag... means If the meeting is moved to Friday...

Swedish usually marks the by adding an ending to the noun instead of using a separate word like English does.

Here, om means if.

It introduces a condition:

• Om mötet flyttas till fredag, kan jag delta.
• If the meeting is moved to Friday, I can participate.

Be careful: om can also mean about in other sentences, but in this sentence it clearly means if.

Flyttas is a passive form.

• flyttar = moves / is moving or moves something, depending on context
• flyttas = is moved

So:

• Mötet flyttar would suggest the meeting moves
• Mötet flyttas means the meeting is moved by someone

The -s ending is a very common way to form the passive in Swedish.

In Swedish, one common passive form is made by adding -s to the verb.

Here the base verb is flytta = to move and the passive becomes flyttas = to be moved

Examples:

• De flyttar mötet. = They move the meeting.
• Mötet flyttas. = The meeting is moved.

This is often more natural in Swedish than using a separate word like bli or vara.

Till fredag means to Friday or, more naturally in English here, to Friday / until Friday / for Friday, depending on context. In this sentence, it means the meeting is rescheduled to Friday.

So:

• flyttas till fredag = is moved to Friday

This is the normal way to say that something is rescheduled to a different day.

This is because Swedish uses verb-second word order in main clauses.

The sentence begins with an if-clause:

• Om mötet flyttas till fredag

After that, the main clause begins, and the finite verb must come first in that clause:

• kan jag delta

So the word order is:

• condition first
• then verb + subject

Compare:

• Jag kan delta. = I can participate.
• Om mötet flyttas till fredag, kan jag delta.

This is very common in Swedish after fronted phrases and subordinate clauses.

The main rule is:

• In a main clause, the finite verb is usually in second position
• A clause starting with om is a subordinate clause

So the sentence is built like this:

1. Om mötet flyttas till fredag = subordinate clause
2. kan jag delta = main clause

Because the subordinate clause comes first, the main clause keeps verb-second order:

• kan comes before jag

This is one of the most important Swedish word order patterns to learn.

Delta means to participate or to take part.

After modal verbs like kan (can), Swedish normally uses the infinitive without att.

So:

• kan delta = can participate
• not kan att delta

This is similar to English:

• I can participate
• not I can to participate

Yes, delta is a common formal-to-neutral verb meaning participate.

Typical patterns:

• delta i mötet = participate in the meeting
• delta i kursen = take part in the course
• jag kan delta = I can participate / attend

In many situations, especially for meetings or events, delta can be translated naturally as attend.

The comma separates the initial if-clause from the main clause:

• Om mötet flyttas till fredag, kan jag delta.

In Swedish, a comma is often used after a longer introductory subordinate clause, especially when it makes the sentence easier to read.

You may sometimes see Swedish sentences without this comma in informal writing, but here it is completely natural and helpful.

Yes. You can also say:

• Jag kan delta om mötet flyttas till fredag.

This means the same thing: I can participate if the meeting is moved to Friday.

Notice the difference in word order:

• Jag kan delta = normal main clause order
• om mötet flyttas till fredag = subordinate clause after it

When the main clause comes first, you do not invert jag and kan.

It is neutral and very natural Swedish.

• mötet = standard word for the meeting
• flyttas = standard passive form
• kan jag delta = normal way to say I can participate

It would work well in email, workplace communication, or everyday conversation.

Sometimes, yes.

• delta = more standard/formal-neutral, often used in work, school, official contexts
• vara med = more informal, often be part of / join / take part

So:

• Om mötet flyttas till fredag, kan jag delta. = very natural for a work or formal setting
• Om mötet flyttas till fredag, kan jag vara med. = also possible, a bit more conversational

Both can be correct, but delta fits especially well with mötet.