Breakdown of Om omfattningen vore mindre skulle vi fakturera mindre.
vara
to be
vi
we
om
if, whether
mindre
less / smaller
skulle
would
omfattningen
the scope
fakturera
to invoice
Questions & Answers about Om omfattningen vore mindre skulle vi fakturera mindre.
How does omfattningen relate to the lesson's focus on i den mån?
Omfattning means scope, extent, or scale. While the phrase i den mån translates to "to the extent that", this sentence expresses a related condition using a direct hypothetical (om) alongside the noun for extent. You could express a non-hypothetical version of this idea using the lesson's phrase, such as I den mån omfattningen är mindre... (Insofar as the scope is smaller...).
Why does the sentence use vore instead of skulle vara?
Vore is the past subjunctive form of vara (to be), used to express hypothetical situations, exactly like "were" in the English phrase "If the scope were smaller". While you can often use skulle vara (would be) or even the simple past var in everyday speech, vore is highly idiomatic, elegant, and very common in Swedish conditionals at this level.
Why is the word order skulle vi instead of vi skulle in the second half?
Is the word mindre an adjective or an adverb in this sentence?
It is doing double duty! The first mindre (smaller) is a comparative adjective describing the noun omfattningen. The second mindre (less) is a comparative adverb describing how much we would invoice (fakturera). Swedish conveniently uses mindre for both "smaller" and "less".
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