Unter der Voraussetzung, dass die Spedition pünktlich ist, schaffen wir die Übergabe ohne Stress.

On the condition that the moving company is punctual, we manage the handover without stress.

Breakdown of Unter der Voraussetzung, dass die Spedition pünktlich ist, schaffen wir die Übergabe ohne Stress.

• sein: to be
• wir: we
• pünktlich: punctual
• ohne: without
• schaffen: to manage
• der Stress: the stress
• die Übergabe: the handover
• unter der Voraussetzung, dass: on the condition that
• die Spedition: the moving company

Questions & Answers about Unter der Voraussetzung, dass die Spedition pünktlich ist, schaffen wir die Übergabe ohne Stress.

Why does it start with Unter der Voraussetzung and what case comes after unter here?

Here unter is used in a figurative sense meaning under the condition/assumption that. In this meaning, unter governs the dative case:

• unter der Voraussetzung (dative feminine singular) Not: unter die Voraussetzung (that would be accusative and would sound like physical movement “under” something, which isn’t intended here).

Why is it der Voraussetzung and not die Voraussetzung?

Because of the dative required by unter in this usage. The noun is feminine (die Voraussetzung in nominative), so it changes like this:

• Nominative: die Voraussetzung
• Dative: der Voraussetzung

Why is there a comma before and after the dass-clause?

German normally sets off subordinate clauses (like dass-clauses) with commas. Here the whole opener is a “comma sandwich”:

• Unter der Voraussetzung, dass … ist, = introductory conditional phrase
  Then the main clause follows: schaffen wir … So you need: 1) a comma before the subordinate clause (…, dass …) and
  2) a comma after it to separate the long introduction from the main clause.

Could I replace dass with wenn?

Often, yes—both can express a condition. Typical difference:

• Unter der Voraussetzung, dass … = more formal, “on the assumption/condition that …”
• Wenn … = more neutral and common in everyday speech Example rewrite:
• Wenn die Spedition pünktlich ist, schaffen wir die Übergabe ohne Stress. Meaning stays very close, but the tone becomes less formal.

Why is the verb schaffen in second position even though the sentence starts with a long phrase?

Because German main clauses follow the V2 rule: the finite verb is in position 2. The entire introductory phrase counts as position 1: 1) Unter der Voraussetzung, dass …
2) schaffen
Then the subject comes after the verb:

• … schaffen wir … This is normal German word order when something other than the subject is placed first.

Why is it dass die Spedition pünktlich ist (verb at the end)?

Because dass introduces a subordinate clause, and subordinate clauses put the finite verb at the end:

• …, dass die Spedition pünktlich ist In a main clause you’d say:
• Die Spedition ist pünktlich.

What does Spedition mean here, and why is it die?

die Spedition usually means a shipping/forwarding company (a logistics firm that arranges transport). The noun is grammatically feminine, hence:

• die Spedition (nominative) In your sentence it’s the subject of the dass-clause, so it stays nominative.

Could I say pünktlich sein wird instead of pünktlich ist?

Yes, depending on context:

• … dass die Spedition pünktlich ist = present used for a future-relevant condition (very common in German)
• … dass die Spedition pünktlich sein wird = explicitly future, can sound a bit more formal or cautious Both can work; German often prefers the simple present for scheduled or expected future situations.

What exactly does schaffen mean in this sentence, and is it separable?

Here schaffen means to manage / to pull off / to get something done:

• schaffen wir die Übergabe = we’ll manage the handover It is not separable in this meaning. (There is also schaffen meaning “to create,” also not separable.)

Why is it die Übergabe and what does that word imply?

die Übergabe means handover/transfer (e.g., handing something over, turning in keys, transferring goods, a formal “handover appointment”). The definite article die suggests a specific planned handover that both sides know about (not just any handover).

Why is it ohne Stress without an article—why not ohne den Stress?

Both are possible but they mean slightly different things:

• ohne Stress = without stress (stress in general; idiomatic and common)
• ohne den Stress = without the stress (a specific, already-known stress/problem) In this sentence, ohne Stress sounds like a general promise: “in a relaxed way.”