Breakdown of Jag arbetar som frilansare i den mån det är möjligt.
jag
I
vara
to be
det
it (neuter)
arbeta
to work (more formal than jobba)
möjlig
possible
som
as (in a role or function)
frilansaren
the freelancer
i den mån
to the extent that
Questions & Answers about Jag arbetar som frilansare i den mån det är möjligt.
The translation says "to the extent that", but there is no word for "that" in the Swedish sentence. Can I add one?
Yes. The full conjunction phrase is i den mån som, where som corresponds to "that". However, it is very common to drop som when it introduces a subordinate clause and isn't the subject of that clause. Saying i den mån det är möjligt sounds perfectly natural and is slightly more concise.
Could I use till den grad instead of i den mån in this sentence?
You could, but they have a slightly different nuance. I den mån sets a condition or limitation ("insofar as" or "as long as the situation allows"), which fits perfectly here. Till den grad focuses more on the intensity or scale of an action ("to the degree that"). Here, you are talking about the possibility of freelancing, making i den mån the better choice.
I've seen the word frilans used. Why does this sentence use frilansare?
Frilansare refers strictly to the person (the freelancer), which makes it the obvious choice after arbetar som (work as a). Frilans can sometimes refer to the person too, but it is more commonly used as an adverb or noun to describe the type of work, as in the phrase jobba frilans (to work freelance).
If I wanted to emphasize the condition by putting i den mån det är möjligt at the start of the sentence, how would the word order change?
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