Breakdown of Jag tror att om gruppen är enhällig, får alla medlemmar använda rösträtten.
jag
I
vara
to be
tro
to believe
få
to be allowed to, may
alla
all
använda
to use
att
that
gruppen
the group
om
if, whether
medlemmen
the member
enhällig
unanimous
rösträtten
the right to vote
Questions & Answers about Jag tror att om gruppen är enhällig, får alla medlemmar använda rösträtten.
Why is the verb får placed before the subject alla medlemmar after the comma?
This is the core rule for nested subordinate clauses. The sentence features an om (if) clause placed right after att. Because this entire om clause acts as the first block of information inside the main att clause, it triggers the V2 (verb-second) rule for the remainder of that clause. Therefore, the verb får must come right after the comma, immediately followed by the subject alla medlemmar.
Could I avoid this tricky word order by moving the om clause?
Yes! You can easily avoid triggering the V2 rule by moving the conditional clause to the end. That would look like: Jag tror att alla medlemmar får använda rösträtten om gruppen är enhällig. Both versions are completely natural, but placing the condition right after att adds more emphasis to it.
How is the word enhällig constructed and what does it literally mean?
It means unanimous. The prefix en means one, and the root of hällig historically relates to sound or voice. So it conceptually translates to one-voiced. It is the standard vocabulary word used for decisions or votes made in complete agreement.
Why use får here instead of kan?
The verb får expresses permission (may or are allowed to), while kan expresses ability (can or are able to). Since exercising a voting right is a matter of legal permission rather than physical or mental capability, får is the correct choice.
Why is rösträtten in the definite form?
Rösträtt is a compound of röst (vote or voice) and rätt (right). Swedish typically uses the definite form rösträtten when talking about this specific, established legal concept, which aligns well with the English translation using the right to vote.
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