Questions & Answers about Vi lade till en rad i avtalet.
Why is it i avtalet instead of till avtalet when the English translation says "to the contract"?
In Swedish, you add something into the document rather than to it. When talking about texts, documents, or lists, you use i because the new line is being placed inside the contents of the agreement.
I usually hear the past tense of lägga pronounced as "la". Why is it written as lade here?
Lade is the standard written past tense of lägga (to lay/put). In spoken Swedish and informal writing, it is almost always shortened to la. Because a contract (ett avtal) implies a professional or formal context, the standard written form lade fits perfectly here.
Could I use linje instead of rad for "line" in this sentence?
No, linje and rad refer to different types of lines. En rad refers to a row of text (as in this sentence) or a row of items. En linje is a continuous mark or stroke, like a drawn line on a page, a geometric line, or a bus route.
What is the difference between ett avtal and ett kontrakt?