Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Literally, it was so little. Similar to Norwegian Bokmål and Swedish det var så lite, also Danish det var så lidt, Icelandic það var lítið and Faroese tað var so lítið.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /devasoˈlite/ (some dialects)

Interjection

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det var lite

  1. it's nothing (response to a “thank you”)

Usage notes

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Like in Swedish, there can be added , det, or other word at the end, e.g. det var så lite så.

Synonyms

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