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Företaget har problem, och följaktligen är konkursen ett faktum.

Företaget har problem, och följaktligen är konkursen ett faktum.
The company has problems, and consequently the bankruptcy is a fact.
From Lesson 318:Resultative connectors (därmed, således, följaktligen)·Swedish

Questions & Answers about Företaget har problem, och följaktligen är konkursen ett faktum.

Why is the word order är konkursen instead of konkursen är after och?
Even though och connects two main clauses, the second clause starts with the adverb följaktligen. Because Swedish is a V2 (verb-second) language, the main verb (är) must immediately follow this first element, pushing the subject (konkursen) to the third position.
How formal is följaktligen compared to just using därför?
Följaktligen is highly formal and mostly used in writing, news, or professional contexts to mean 'consequently' or 'as a logical result'. In everyday conversation, you would almost always use därför (therefore) or så (so) instead.
Could I swap följaktligen for därmed or således here?
Yes, but with slight nuances. Således (thus/hence) is a near-perfect formal swap. Därmed (thereby/with that) would also work grammatically, but it usually places a bit more focus on the preceding action that actively caused the result, rather than just stating a logical deduction.
Why does it say ett faktum instead of en fakta?
Faktum is the singular form of this neuter noun (a fact), while fakta is the plural form (facts). Because the sentence refers to one specific reality (the bankruptcy), the singular ett faktum is required, even though learners often mistake fakta for a singular word.

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