Breakdown of När avtalet är underskrivet kan vi få budgeten uppdaterad.
vara
to be
vi
we
kunna
to be able to, can
när
when
få
to get, receive
budgeten
the budget
avtalet
the agreement
underskriven
signed
uppdaterad
updated
Questions & Answers about När avtalet är underskrivet kan vi få budgeten uppdaterad.
How does the "få" construction work in få budgeten uppdaterad?
This is the resultative causative, which means arranging for something to be done by someone else. You use få (to get) followed by the object (budgeten) and then the past participle (uppdaterad). The participle works exactly like an adjective describing the state of the object, so it translates literally to getting the budget into an updated state.
Why do underskrivet and uppdaterad have different endings if they are both past participles?
Because they describe nouns with different genders, and past participles must agree with their nouns just like regular adjectives. avtalet (the contract) is an ett-word, so its participle gets the neuter -t ending (underskrivet). budgeten (the budget) is an en-word, so it takes the standard en-word form (uppdaterad).
Why is the word order kan vi instead of vi kan in the second half of the sentence?
This is a classic example of the V2 (verb-second) rule. The entire first clause, När avtalet är underskrivet (When the contract is signed), counts as the first block of information in the main sentence. Therefore, the main verb kan must take the second slot, pushing the subject vi into the third position.
Could I say är skrivet under instead of är underskrivet?
Yes, the base verb is the particle verb skriva under (to sign), and you can technically keep them separated. However, when turning particle verbs into adjectives (past participles), Swedish strongly prefers moving the particle to the front to create a single compound word, especially in formal or professional contexts like this one.
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