Learn Swedish: Om omfattningen vore mindre skulle vi fakturera mindre. - If the scope were smaller, we would invoice less.

Om omfattningen vore mindre skulle vi fakturera mindre.

If the scope were smaller, we would invoice less.

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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?

This is a classic example of the V2 (verb-second) rule. The entire subordinate "if" clause (Om omfattningen vore mindre) acts as the first block of information. Because the verb must come in the second position in the main clause, the finite verb skulle has to jump ahead of the subject vi.

Is the word mindre an adjective or an adverb in this sentence?