Breakdown of Om det är billigt duger vad som helst praktiskt.
vara
to be
det
it (neuter)
billig
cheap
om
if, whether
Questions & Answers about Om det är billigt duger vad som helst praktiskt.
Why does praktiskt end in a -t here?
It describes the phrase vad som helst (anything). In Swedish, indefinite pronouns like vad som helst, något (something), and allt (everything) are treated as neuter. Because of this, any adjective modifying them must take the neuter -t ending.
Why is the word order duger vad som helst instead of vad som helst duger?
What exactly does the verb duger mean?
It comes from the verb att duga, which means to be good enough, to suffice, or to serve the purpose. In English, it often matches the phrase "will do", just like in "anything will do".
Why is it billigt rather than billig in the first clause?
The adjective is describing the pronoun det (it). Because det is a neuter pronoun, the root adjective billig (cheap) must take the matching neuter -t ending to become billigt.