Breakdown of Mötet angående det försenade projektet har ställts in.
ha
to have
mötet
the meeting
det
the (with ett-words)
projektet
the project
ställa in
to cancel
försenad
delayed
angående
regarding
Questions & Answers about Mötet angående det försenade projektet har ställts in.
How does angående function in this sentence, and could I just use om instead?
Here, angående is a present participle functioning as a formal preposition, meaning 'regarding' or 'concerning'. You could absolutely use om (about), but angående sets a formal, professional tone that fits the context of a cancelled project meeting perfectly.
The lesson also mentions gällande and beträffande. Could either of those replace angående here?
Yes, they are almost entirely interchangeable in this context. gällande, beträffande, and angående are all present participles acting as formal prepositions. Using any of them here would maintain the exact same meaning and professional tone.
Why does försenade have an -e at the end instead of just being försenad?
Because it is a past participle acting as an adjective in a definite phrase. Swedish requires the double definite structure here: the standalone definite article det, plus the definite adjective ending for participles (-e or -a), plus the definite noun projektet.
Why is it ställts in rather than ställt in?
The -s at the end of ställts makes it a passive verb. The active phrasal verb is ställa in (to cancel). Since the meeting isn't cancelling anything itself, but rather has been cancelled by someone else, we must use the passive present perfect form har ställts in.
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