Vore det bra om vi minskade portionsstorleken?

Would it be good if we reduced the portion size?

Breakdown of Vore det bra om vi minskade portionsstorleken?

• vara: to be
• vi: we
• det: it
• bra: good

Questions & Answers about Vore det bra om vi minskade portionsstorleken?

Why does the sentence start with vore?

Because this is a yes/no question, and Swedish normally puts the finite verb first in that kind of question.

• Statement: Det vore bra om vi minskade portionsstorleken.
• Question: Vore det bra om vi minskade portionsstorleken?

So vore comes first simply because of Swedish word order in questions.

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What does vore mean, and why not just var?

Vore is the form of vara used for a hypothetical or tentative idea here. It corresponds to English would be.

So:

• var = was
• vore = would be / were in a hypothetical sense

In modern Swedish, vore is especially common in phrases like:

• Det vore bra ... = It would be good ...
• Vore det möjligt ...? = Would it be possible ...?

A more everyday alternative is often skulle vara:

• Skulle det vara bra om vi minskade portionsstorleken?

But vore is perfectly correct and quite natural in careful or slightly formal Swedish.

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Why is minskade in the past form if the meaning is about a possible future action?