Word
Vi kan garantera leveransen i den mån du är tillgänglig.
Meaning
We can guarantee the delivery insofar as you are available.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Vi kan garantera leveransen i den mån du är tillgänglig.
vara
to be
du
you (singular)
vi
we
kunna
to be able to, can
Questions & Answers about Vi kan garantera leveransen i den mån du är tillgänglig.
Why is there no som after i den mån in this sentence?
The full conjunction phrase is often i den mån som (to the extent that / insofar as). However, much like the word "that" in English, som is frequently dropped here. Both i den mån du är tillgänglig and i den mån som du är tillgänglig are perfectly correct and natural.
Does i den mån mean exactly the same thing as om (if) in this context?
Not quite. While it does establish a condition, i den mån specifically means "to the extent that" or "insofar as." It implies a matter of degree or limitation—meaning the guarantee holds proportionally to how available you are—rather than a simple, binary yes/no condition like om.
If I started the sentence with the i den mån clause, how would the word order change?
Starting the sentence with a subordinate clause takes up the first "position." To satisfy the V2 (verb-second) rule, the main clause must immediately follow with its verb. The sentence would become: I den mån du är tillgänglig kan vi garantera leveransen. Notice how the verb kan now comes before the subject vi.
If I were addressing a group of people instead of one person, how would the end of the sentence change?