Breakdown of De vill veta om vi inte heller kan schemalägga konferensen till nästa vecka.
vi
we
de
they
inte
not
veta
to know (facts, information)
kunna
to be able to, can
vilja
to want to
nästa
next
veckan
the week
om
if, whether
heller
either (in negative sentences, e.g. not either)
konferensen
the conference
till
by (a future time)
schemalägga
to schedule
Questions & Answers about De vill veta om vi inte heller kan schemalägga konferensen till nästa vecka.
Why does inte heller come before the verb kan in this sentence?
This is because om vi inte heller kan... is a subordinate clause (a subclause). In Swedish, sentence adverbs like inte, heller, or inte heller must come before the first verb in a subclause. You might remember this as the BIFF rule. If this were a main clause, the verb would come first: Vi kan inte heller schemalägga...
Can I say heller inte instead of inte heller here?
In standard Swedish, inte heller is the fixed phrase used to mean 'not either' or 'neither'. While you might occasionally hear native speakers swap them to heavily emphasize the 'inte', inte heller is the standard, natural-sounding word order you should learn and use.
How is the verb schemalägga constructed?
It is a compound of the noun ett schema (a schedule or timetable) and the verb att lägga (to lay or place). Together, they literally mean 'to lay a schedule', which translates perfectly to the English verb 'to schedule'.
Why do we use the preposition till in till nästa vecka instead of för?
When you schedule, postpone, or move an event to a future time in Swedish, you use the preposition till. English uses 'for' (schedule for next week), but Swedish conceptualizes it as moving the event 'to' that future point in time.
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