Breakdown of Vi planerar kalhygget, under förutsättning att vi skyddar miljön.
vi
we
planera
to plan
skydda
to protect
miljön
the environment
Questions & Answers about Vi planerar kalhygget, under förutsättning att vi skyddar miljön.
Are under förutsättning att and förutsatt att completely interchangeable in this sentence?
Yes, grammatically and logically they mean the same thing here: 'provided that' or 'on the condition that'. under förutsättning att is just a slightly longer, more formal way to express it, using the noun förutsättning (prerequisite or condition), while förutsatt is the past participle of the verb förutsätta (to presuppose).
What is the literal meaning of kalhygget?
It is a compound of kal, meaning bare or bald, and ett hygge, meaning a clearing or a felled area in a forest. Forestry is a major industry in Sweden, so ett kalhygge (a clear-cut) is a highly common term you will encounter in Swedish news and environmental debates.
Why isn't the verb inverted after the comma in ... under förutsättning att vi skyddar miljön?
The entire phrase under förutsättning att functions as a subordinating conjunction. It introduces a subordinate clause, which means the standard word order inside that clause is Subject-Verb. Since the subject vi comes immediately after att, the verb skyddar follows directly without inversion.
Why doesn't förutsättning take an article here, such as en förutsättning?
In this fixed phrase, the noun is treated as an uncountable, abstract concept rather than a specific single condition. This is very similar to how we say 'on condition that' in English instead of 'on a condition that'. You cannot add an article or make the word definite without breaking the set expression.