Breakdown of Förlaget ska refusera boken. Var och en förutsätter det.
det
it (neuter)
boken
the book
ska
will
var och en
each one
förlaget
the publishing house
refusera
to reject
förutsätta
to assume
Questions & Answers about Förlaget ska refusera boken. Var och en förutsätter det.
What exactly does det replace in the second sentence?
Here, det acts as a placeholder for the entire first sentence, Förlaget ska refusera boken. When using verbs related to thinking or communicating, like förutsätter (assumes), Swedish uses det to refer back to a whole idea or clause you just mentioned, rather than repeating it.
Why use var och en instead of just alla for 'everyone'?
While alla refers to 'everyone' as a collective group, var och en (literally 'each and one') emphasizes each individual person. It functions a lot like 'each and every one' in English and is treated grammatically as a singular subject.
Can I use refusera for any kind of rejection?
No, refusera is a highly specific verb used when a publisher, editor, or producer rejects a manuscript, article, or similar creative work. For rejecting a person, an offer, or a card payment, you would use other verbs like avvisa or neka.
How does the structure of förutsätter relate to its meaning?
It is a compound of för (before), ut (out), and sätter (puts/sets). Together, förutsätta means to assume, presuppose, or take for granted. Because it is a verb of cognition (a 'thinking' verb), it frequently takes the pro-form object det to represent the assumed fact.
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