Breakdown of Mannen låter golvvärmen installeras av elektrikern.
mannen
the man
av
of, by / from (cause)
låta
to let, allow
golvvärmen
the underfloor heating
Questions & Answers about Mannen låter golvvärmen installeras av elektrikern.
Why is installeras in the passive infinitive form here instead of a past participle like in English ("installed")?
In English, the causative uses "have" + object + past participle ("have the heating installed"). Swedish, however, builds this with låta (to let) + object + passive infinitive. Literally, the sentence means "The man lets the underfloor heating be installed". The -s at the end of installeras is what makes it passive.
Could I rephrase this sentence using an active verb instead of the passive installeras?
Yes, you can flip the causative construction to be active if you make the agent the object: Mannen låter elektrikern installera golvvärmen (The man has the electrician install the underfloor heating). Notice that in the active version, the verb is just installera (without the passive -s), and the object directly following låter is elektrikern.
How do you break down the word golvvärmen?
It is a compound noun made of golv (floor) and värme (heat/heating). The -n at the end is the en-word definite suffix, making it "the underfloor heating".
Why can't I use har (has) instead of låter in this sentence?