Breakdown of Alliansen har skapats och fördraget har skrivits under.
och
and
ha
to have
skriva under
to sign
skapa
to create
fördraget
the treaty
alliansen
the alliance
Questions & Answers about Alliansen har skapats och fördraget har skrivits under.
Why do the verbs skapats and skrivits end in -s?
This is the s-passive form used in the present perfect. You take the regular supine form of the verb (skapat, skrivit) and add an -s. It means the action was done to the subjects ('has been formed', 'has been signed') rather than the subjects doing the action themselves.
How does the word under change the meaning of skrivits?
skriva under is a phrasal verb meaning 'to sign' (literally 'to write under'). In Swedish, the particle (under) comes right after the verb, even when the verb is converted into the passive voice.
Could I say Alliansen är skapad instead of har skapats?
Yes, but the focus shifts slightly. har skapats uses the s-passive to focus on the action of the alliance being formed. är skapad uses är plus a past participle to describe the state or result, emphasizing that the alliance now exists as a finished product.
Why does fördraget end in -et while Alliansen ends in -en?
This just comes down to their different noun genders in the definite ('the') form. Allians is an en-word, so it takes -en to mean 'the alliance'. Fördrag (treaty) is an ett-word, so it takes -et to mean 'the treaty'.
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