Breakdown of Markägaren får börja avverkningen, under förutsättning att han återplanterar skogen.
han
he
börja
to start
få
to be allowed to, may
skogen
the forest
avverkningen
the logging
markägaren
the landowner
under förutsättning att
on the condition that
återplantera
to replant
Questions & Answers about Markägaren får börja avverkningen, under förutsättning att han återplanterar skogen.
Can I use förutsatt att instead of under förutsättning att in this sentence?
Yes, they are essentially interchangeable here. Förutsatt att (provided that) is shorter and a bit more common in general use. Under förutsättning att (literally "under the prerequisite that") sounds slightly more formal or bureaucratic, which fits perfectly here since the sentence describes a legal or administrative rule about land management.
If he doesn't replant the forest, where would the negation inte go in the second half of the sentence?
It would go before the verb: ... under förutsättning att han inte återplanterar skogen. The phrase under förutsättning att acts as a subordinating conjunction, which means it starts a subordinate clause (bisats). In Swedish subordinate clauses, sentence adverbs like inte always come before the conjugated verb.
Why isn't there a preposition after börja? Could I say börja med avverkningen?
Yes, you could absolutely say börja med avverkningen. When börja is followed by a noun rather than another verb, it is very common to use the preposition med (to start with). Leaving med out and treating the noun as a direct object, as this sentence does, is also correct and just sounds a little more formal.
How is the word återplanterar built, and can I use åter- with other verbs?
It is built by combining the prefix åter- (re-, again, back) with the verb plantera (to plant). This prefix is highly productive in Swedish, meaning you can attach it to many words just like "re-" in English. At this level, you'll see it often in words like återanvända (reuse), återvända (return), and återvinna (recycle).
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