De får inte hålla inne depositionen.

De means they.

In this sentence, it is the subject: the people or party being talked about.

A useful extra note for learners: in everyday spoken Swedish, de is usually pronounced like dom, even though it is written de in standard writing.

Yes, få often means get, but it also very commonly means be allowed to, may, or can in the sense of permission.

So here får inte means:

• are not allowed to
• must not
• sometimes, depending on context, cannot legally/acceptably

In this sentence, De får inte hålla inne depositionen means something like They are not allowed to withhold the deposit.

Because in a normal Swedish main clause, inte usually comes after the finite verb.

Here:

• De = subject
• får = finite verb
• inte = negation
• hålla inne = infinitive verb phrase
• depositionen = object

So the pattern is:

Subject + finite verb + inte + infinitive/object/etc.

That is why it is:

De får inte ...

not:

De inte får ...

Hålla inne is a verb expression meaning hold back, withhold, or keep from being paid/released.

In this sentence, it means that they are keeping the deposit instead of giving it back.

This is one of those Swedish verb expressions where the meaning is not always obvious if you translate each word separately:

• hålla = hold
• inne = in / inside

But together, hålla inne can mean withhold.

Because inne is part of the meaning here.

Swedish has many verbs that combine with a particle or adverb to create a more specific meaning, similar to English phrasal verbs such as hold back, give up, or take off.

So:

• hålla = hold
• hålla inne = withhold / hold back

If you remove inne, the meaning changes.

Yes, often it can.

Swedish particle verbs sometimes appear together and sometimes split, depending on the structure.

In the infinitive, as here, it is natural to keep them together:

• hålla inne depositionen

But in other forms, you may see separation, for example:

• De höll inne depositionen. = They withheld the deposit.
• Han håller inne pengarna. = He is withholding the money.

So learners should think of hålla inne as one vocabulary item, even if the parts may not always stand side by side in every sentence type.

Because depositionen is the definite form, meaning the deposit.

Swedish often adds definiteness to the end of the noun:

• en deposition = a deposit
• depositionen = the deposit

In this sentence, it refers to a specific deposit already known from the context, so the definite form is used.

Yes, deposition is a normal Swedish word and can be used for a deposit, including in housing or rental contexts.

Depending on the context, Swedish may also use more specific expressions, but depositionen is perfectly understandable and natural here.

So for a learner, this is a useful word to know:

• deposition = deposit
• depositionen = the deposit

This is an important distinction.

• De får inte hålla inne depositionen = They are not allowed to withhold the deposit.
• De kan inte hålla inne depositionen = They cannot withhold the deposit.

So:

• får inte is mainly about permission, rules, or what is allowed
• kan inte is mainly about ability or possibility

In legal or contractual contexts, får inte is often the better choice when you mean that something is not permitted.

The sentence breaks down like this:

• De = subject
• får = finite verb
• inte = negation
• hålla inne = infinitive verb phrase
• depositionen = object

So the structure is:

Subject + finite verb + negation + infinitive + object

This is a very common Swedish pattern.

No. Here De simply means they.

At the beginning of a sentence, de is capitalized because it is the first word:

• De får inte hålla inne depositionen.

Historically, De could also be a formal way of saying you, but that usage is old-fashioned and uncommon in modern Swedish.

So in a modern sentence like this, learners should read De as they.

A careful pronunciation would be something like:

de/dom får inte hålla inne depositionen

A few helpful notes:

• De is often pronounced dom
• får has a long vowel
• hålla has a short å followed by a doubled consonant
• depositionen has the definite ending -en

You do not need perfect IPA to understand it, but it helps to know that the written form and spoken form are not always exactly the same, especially with de.

Yes, depending on nuance.

For example, Swedish might also use verbs like behålla in some contexts. But the meaning is slightly different:

• hålla inne = withhold, hold back, not release
• behålla = keep, retain

So:

• De får inte hålla inne depositionen focuses on the act of withholding it
• De får inte behålla depositionen focuses more on keeping it

Both can make sense in the right context, but they are not always identical.

Very often, yes.

Because får inte is commonly used in rules, laws, contracts, and official guidance, the sentence can sound like:

• a legal restriction
• a rule in a contract
• a statement of what is permitted

So this sentence often suggests something like: They are not legally or contractually allowed to withhold the deposit.