Breakdown of Kan du leverera maten till dem?
du
you (singular)
maten
the food
kunna
to be able to, can
till
to (direction, destination)
Questions & Answers about Kan du leverera maten till dem?
Why do we use till here instead of åt or för?
We use till because it indicates a physical transfer or direction to a recipient. The food is physically moving from you to them.
What would the sentence mean if I used åt dem instead?
It would completely change the meaning! Using åt means doing an action on someone else's behalf. So leverera maten åt dem means you are doing the delivery for them, perhaps as a favor because they are too busy to do their own delivery job.
Why is the verb leverera in its base infinitive form?
Because it follows the modal verb kan (can). Just like in English, modal verbs in Swedish are followed by the infinitive form of the main verb without any extra endings.
How is dem usually pronounced in everyday conversation?
Even though it is written as dem (the object form of they), native speakers almost always pronounce it as dom.