Breakdown of Det är otillåtet att kopiera informationen utan användarens samtycke.
vara
to be
det
it (neuter)
att
to
informationen
the information
utan
without (+ noun)
användaren
the user
samtycket
the consent
kopiera
to copy
otillåten
unauthorized
Questions & Answers about Det är otillåtet att kopiera informationen utan användarens samtycke.
Since this lesson is about the conjunction samt (and also), is it related to the word samtycke (consent)?
They are related historically, but the conjunction samt is not actually inside this word. Instead, samtycke is built from the prefix sam- (together) and tycke (opinion). However, the conjunction samt and the prefix sam- share the exact same root meaning: bringing things together.
Why does otillåtet (unauthorized) end in -t here?
It takes the -t ending because the sentence uses the neutral placeholder subject Det (It). Whenever you set up a sentence like 'It is [adjective] to do something', the adjective must take the neuter -t form.
How exactly is the word användarens (the user's) formed?
It is a combination of the definite form and the possessive -s. First, you take the base word användare (user) and make it definite to get användaren (the user). Then, you add the possessive -s to the very end to get användarens (the user's).
Why do we need the word att before kopiera?
Because kopiera is in the infinitive form (to copy). Just like in English, when you say 'It is unauthorized TO copy', Swedish uses the infinitive marker att before the base form of the verb.
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