Breakdown of Avverkningen följer lagen, förutsatt att de inte fäller trädet.
de
they
inte
not
trädet
the tree
följa
to follow
fälla
to cut down
avverkningen
the logging
lagen
the law
förutsatt att
provided that
Questions & Answers about Avverkningen följer lagen, förutsatt att de inte fäller trädet.
How does förutsatt att work in this sentence, and is it interchangeable with under förutsättning att?
Both function as conditional conjunctions meaning 'provided that' or 'on the condition that.' You could easily swap förutsatt att for under förutsättning att here without changing the meaning, though the latter can sound slightly more formal. Förutsatt itself is the past participle of the verb förutsätta (to assume or presuppose).
Why does inte come before the verb fäller?
Because förutsatt att introduces a subordinate (dependent) clause. This is a great reminder of the 'BIFF rule' for subordinate clauses, which states that sentence adverbs like inte must come before the conjugated verb. If this were a standalone main clause, the order would swap back to normal: de fäller inte trädet.
What is the difference between avverkningen and fäller since both relate to cutting trees?
Avverkningen comes from the verb avverka, which refers to forestry, harvesting wood, or logging on a larger scale. Fälla literally means 'to cause to fall' or 'to fell', and is used here for the physical act of bringing down a specific, individual tree (trädet).
Could I use words like skär or klipper instead of fäller to say 'cut down'?
No, Swedish separates cutting verbs strictly by the action or tool used. Skära is to slice with a blade, and klippa is to cut with scissors or shears. Since cutting down a tree fundamentally involves making it fall to the ground, you must use fälla.
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