"It only exists on paper."
Translation:Det finns bara på papperet.
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What could be the context of this? In Brazil, for instance, there are quite simmilar sentences for laws that are not enforced (either by omission or just beacause sometimes it's not feasible or outdated - for instance, until 2005 there was a provision in the Penal Codex that adutery could be punished with imprisonment, but surely it was not enforced anymore by the time of its revocation) Or, put another way: are there laws that "only exist on paper" in Sweden?
Its an expression. It can mean what you are saying or as a concept such as "flying cars only exist on paper
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It's less flexible than English: you may be able to use "is" in this case to mean "exists", but you must use "finns" in Swedish.
What can't I say "Det bara finns..." instead of "Det finns bara..."? I thought "bara could go in front of the verb
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The main thing is that the verb needs to go in second place (in main clauses that are not questions).
