Han påstår att författaren är sjuk. Förlaget förutsätter det.

Questions & Answers about Han påstår att författaren är sjuk. Förlaget förutsätter det.

What exactly does det replace in the second sentence?
Here, det acts as a pro-form object, meaning it stands in for a whole idea rather than just a single noun. It replaces the entire clause att författaren är sjuk (that the author is sick). We use det after verbs of thinking or communicating, like förutsätter (assumes), to avoid repeating the whole fact.
The verbs påstår and förutsätter look like compound words. How are they built?
They are indeed built from smaller words! Påstår (claims) comes from (on) and står (stands) -- as if someone is standing firmly on a point. Förutsätter (assumes) comes from förut (in advance) and sätter (sets or puts) -- you set something down as a fact in advance. Breaking them down makes them much easier to remember at this level.
Why does författaren end in -n but förlaget ends in -et?
This is a quick reminder of the two noun genders in Swedish. Författare (author) is an en-word, so its definite form (the author) just adds an -n at the end. Förlag (publishing house) is an ett-word, so it takes the -et ending to become förlaget.
If I put det at the beginning of the second sentence for emphasis, how does the word order change?
You can absolutely move det to the front, meaning 'That, the publisher assumes.' Because of the Swedish V2 rule (the verb must be the second block of information), the verb must stay in spot number two. Therefore, the subject switches places with the verb, giving you: Det förutsätter förlaget.

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