Breakdown of Den nya lagen är bra, förutsatt att den skapar ett ekologiskt skogsbruk.
vara
to be
ett
a, an (neuter)
den
it (common)
bra
good / well
ny
new
skapa
to create
lagen
the law
förutsatt att
provided that
skogsbruket
the forestry
ekologisk
ecological
Questions & Answers about Den nya lagen är bra, förutsatt att den skapar ett ekologiskt skogsbruk.
How does förutsatt att change the meaning compared to just using om?
While om simply means if, förutsatt att translates to provided that or on the condition that. It is slightly more formal and puts a much stronger emphasis on the premise: the law is only considered good if this specific condition is absolutely met.
Is it possible to drop att and just say förutsatt den skapar...?
No, att is required to form this conjunction. Without att, the word förutsatt is just the supine or past participle form of the verb förutsätta (to assume or presume).
If I want to add inte (not) to the second part of the sentence, where does it go?
Because förutsatt att introduces a subordinate clause (bisats), the BIFF rule applies. This means a sentence adverb like inte must come before the finite verb. You would say: förutsatt att den inte skapar ett ekologiskt skogsbruk.
Why is the pronoun den used here instead of det?
The pronoun den refers back to lagen (the law) from the first clause. Since en lag is an en-word, we must use den to refer back to it. If it were referring to an ett-word, like beslutet (the decision), you would use det.
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