Breakdown of Vi kan svara på mejlet när som helst, vilket är väldigt flexibelt.
vara
to be
vi
we
kunna
to be able to, can
på
on / at / for (wait for) / in (believe in)
vilket
which (ett) / what a (ett-word, exclamatory)
mejlet
the email
svara
to answer
väldigt
very (extremely)
flexibel
flexible
när som helst
anytime
Questions & Answers about Vi kan svara på mejlet när som helst, vilket är väldigt flexibelt.
How does när som helst translate to 'anytime'?
Adding som helst to question words turns them into free-choice words meaning 'any-'. Here, när means 'when', so när som helst means 'anytime' or 'whenever'.
Why do we need the preposition på after svara?
In Swedish, when you state exactly what you are answering (like an email or a question), you must use svara på, which works like 'reply to' in English. You only use svara by itself if you don't mention the object.
Why is vilket used for 'which' instead of som?
When 'which' refers back to an entire preceding phrase or situation rather than a specific noun, you must use vilket. Here, it doesn't refer to the email itself, but to the whole fact that you can answer it anytime.
Why does flexibelt end in a -t here?
Adjectives must agree with what they describe. Because flexibelt describes the entire situation represented by vilket (which is treated as a neuter word), the adjective takes the neuter -t ending.
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