Breakdown of Han har noterat att företaget genomfört en bedömning.
han
he
en
a, an (common)
ha
to have
företaget
the company
att
that
notera
to note
bedömningen
the assessment
genomföra
to carry out (a plan, task)
Questions & Answers about Han har noterat att företaget genomfört en bedömning.
Why is there no har before genomfört?
This is a classic example of dropping the 'have' (ha-bortfall). In written and formal Swedish, you can omit the auxiliary verbs har and hade in subordinate clauses. Since att företaget genomfört en bedömning is a subordinate clause, the har is understood but left out.
Why isn't the har dropped in Han har noterat as well?
The rule for dropping har or hade only applies to subordinate clauses. These are dependent clauses that usually start with words like att, om, or eftersom. Han har noterat is the main clause, so the auxiliary verb must remain.
How do I know whether genomfört means 'has carried out' or 'had carried out'?
Context tells you! You look at the tense of the main clause. Since the main clause is in the present perfect (har noterat), the missing word in the subordinate clause is naturally har. If the main clause were in the past tense (noterade), the missing word would be hade.
Can I split genomfört into fört genom?
No, genomföra (to carry out or execute) is an inseparable verb. Unlike some Swedish particle verbs where the preposition can move after the verb, the prefix genom- stays firmly attached to the verb in all of its forms.
How does the word bedömning relate to the verb for 'to judge'?
It is built from the verb bedöma (to assess or judge). By dropping the final -a and adding the suffix -ning, it turns into the noun bedömning (assessment). This is a very common pattern to create nouns from verbs in Swedish.
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