Breakdown of Skogsarbetaren har godkänt avverkningen, förutsatt att vi följer lagen.
vi
we
ha
to have
följa
to follow
godkänna
to approve
avverkningen
the logging
lagen
the law
förutsatt att
provided that
skogsarbetaren
the forestry worker
Questions & Answers about Skogsarbetaren har godkänt avverkningen, förutsatt att vi följer lagen.
How exactly does förutsatt att work, and what is its literal translation?
It means "provided that" or "on the condition that". It comes directly from the verb förutsätta (to assume or presuppose). Just like in English, using the past participle förutsatt with att creates a conditional conjunction setting a strict premise.
Is förutsatt att completely interchangeable with under förutsättning att in this sentence?
Yes, they mean the exact same thing here. Förutsatt att (provided that) is just a bit more concise than under förutsättning att (under the condition that), but both perfectly express that the approval is strictly conditional on following the law.
Why does skogsarbetaren end in -aren instead of just -en?
The root noun is skogsarbetare, a compound of skog (forest) and arbetare (worker). Because arbetare is an -are noun (a common ending for professions), you form the definite by dropping the final -e and adding -en, giving us skogsarbetaren.
What is the root verb for avverkningen (the logging)?
The root verb is avverka, which means to cut down or fell trees. By adding the -ning suffix, it becomes the noun avverkning (logging or felling), and adding -en makes it definite.
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