Breakdown of Vi noterar att chefen slutfört bedömningen.
vi
we
chefen
the boss
att
that
notera
to note
slutföra
to complete
bedömningen
the assessment
Questions & Answers about Vi noterar att chefen slutfört bedömningen.
Why is there no har before slutfört?
This is a classic example of dropping the auxiliary verb (a rule often called ha-bortfall). In Swedish subordinate clauses—like this one starting with att—you can leave out har or hade before a supine verb like slutfört. The sentence means exactly the same thing as att chefen har slutfört bedömningen.
Is it more natural to drop har or to keep it?
Dropping har is very common in written Swedish, news reports, and formal contexts, which fits the professional tone of a boss completing an assessment. In casual, everyday speech, Swedes will usually keep it and say att chefen har slutfört.
If the boss has not completed the assessment, where does the word inte go?
It goes right before the verb! Subordinate clauses follow a special word order where adverbs like inte come before the verb. If you drop har, it becomes att chefen inte slutfört bedömningen. If you decide to keep har, it becomes att chefen inte har slutfört bedömningen.
What words make up the verb slutföra?
It is a compound verb made from slut (end) and föra (to lead or bring). Literally, it means to "bring to an end," which translates smoothly to "complete" or "finalize."
Is there a trick to remember that bedömning takes the -en ending?
Yes! A very reliable rule in Swedish is that almost all nouns ending in -ing (like bedömning, tidning, or övning) are en-words. Because it's an en-word, the definite form ("the assessment") simply gets an -en tacked onto the end, becoming bedömningen.
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