Questions & Answers about Om du överstiger surfmängden betalar du mer.
Why is it betalar du mer and not du betalar mer?
Because Swedish has V2 word order in main clauses: the finite verb usually comes in the second position.
Here, the sentence starts with the subordinate clause Om du överstiger surfmängden. After that, the main clause begins, and the verb betalar must come before the subject du:
- Om du överstiger surfmängden, betalar du mer.
This is very common in Swedish:
- Om det regnar, stannar jag hemma.
- När han kommer, äter vi.
So the inversion is not caused by a question; it is caused by the fact that something other than the subject comes first.
What does om mean here?
Here, om means if.
It introduces a condition:
- Om du överstiger surfmängden ... = If you exceed the data allowance ...
Swedish om can also mean whether in other contexts:
- Jag vet inte om han kommer. = I don’t know whether he is coming.
So the exact translation depends on context, but in this sentence it clearly means if.
What is överstiger? Is it related to stiga?