så
Danish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse svá, from Proto-Germanic *swa, *swē, cognate with English so, German so, Dutch zo.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
så
- so (with adjectives, to the extent (that), often with a following dependent result clause introduced with the conjunction at)
- as (with adjectives, introducing a comparison, the second member is introduced with the conjunction som)
- 1835, Hans Christian Andersen, Fyrtøiet:
- Men Hunden, som sidder paa Pengekisten, har her to Øine, hvert saa stort som Rundetaarn.
- But the dog that sits on the money chest has two eyes, each as big as Rundetaarn.
- (dated) so, like that (with verbs)
- 1876, Holger Drachmann, En overkomplet[1], page 172:
- Men det var nok ikke saa.
- But it probably wasn't like that.
- Children's song, unknown origin
- Han sagde så og spurgte så: | "Og hvor har du så hjemme?"
- He said so and asked so: "So, where are you from?"
- Han sagde så og spurgte så: | "Og hvor har du så hjemme?"
- then, next (adverb of time, temporal sequence)
- then, consequently (adverb of causal sequence)
- Synonyms: af den grund, altså, derfor, følgelig, således
References edit
- “så,4” in Den Danske Ordbog
Conjunction edit
så
- so that (introduces an adverbial clause stating the result)
- Synonyms: at, så at, sådan at, således at
- so (introducing an independent clause summing up or concluding)
- Synonym: altså
References edit
- “så,5” in Den Danske Ordbog
Pronoun edit
så (uninflected)
- (determiner) such, that (only in fixed phrases: i så fald, i så fald, i så tilfælde, i så henseende)
References edit
- “så,3” in Den Danske Ordbog
Interjection edit
så
References edit
- “så,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse sá, from Proto-Germanic *sēaną, cognate with English sow, German säen. The Germanic verb goes back to Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-, which is also the source of Latin serō.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
så (past tense såede, past participle sået)
Conjugation edit
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
så
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse svá, from Proto-Germanic *swa, *swē.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
så
- so
- as
- så hvit som et laken - as white as a sheet
Conjunction edit
så
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse sá, from Proto-Germanic *sēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-.
Verb edit
så (imperative så, present tense sår, passive sås or såes, simple past sådde, past participle sådd)
- to sow (scatter, disperse, or plant seeds)
Etymology 3 edit
Verb edit
så
References edit
- “så” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse svá, from Proto-Germanic *swa, *swē. Akin to English so.
Adverb edit
så
- so
- Dei seier så.
- So they say.
- that
- Eg visste ikkje at dei skulle vera så mange.
- I didn't know that they were going to be that many.
- as
- Så vidt eg veit.
- As far as I know.
- then
- Eg gjekk på kino. Så gjekk eg heim.
- I went to the movies. Then I went home.
Derived terms edit
Conjunction edit
så
- so that
- Eg barberte meg så ho skulle synast eg var fin.
- I shaved so that she would think I looked nice.
Interjection edit
så
- used (often with reduplication) to confort or calm
- used (often with reduplication) to admonish
- used after an indicative sentence to intensify
- Eg er så liten, så! ― I'm so tiny!
Derived terms edit
Pronoun edit
så
- (dialectal, relative) which
- c. 1700, Sigurd Kolsrud, quoting Jacob Rasch, “Eldste nynorske bibeltekst: Jacob Rasch c. 1700”, in Syn og Segn, volume 56, published 1950, page 110:
- Podl, Jesu Christi tenar, saa va kadlæ te a væra senningsbu
- Paul, servant of Jesus Christ, which was called to be apostle.
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse sá, from Proto-Germanic *sēaną, from Proto-Indo-European root *seh₁-.
Verb edit
så (present tense sår, past tense sådde, supine sådd or sått, past participle sådd, present participle såande, imperative så)
- to sow (scatter, disperse, or plant seeds)
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
så f (definite singular såa, indefinite plural såer, definite plural såene)
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Etymology 4 edit
Noun edit
så m (definite singular såen, indefinite plural såar, definite plural såane)
References edit
Swedish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse svá, from Proto-Germanic *swa, *swē.
Adverb edit
så
- so, like that, in such a way
- Är det inte så?
- Isn't it so?
- en så kallad skruvboll
- a so-called curve ball
- Kolla hur jag hoppar och hoppa (så) som jag gör
- Look at how I jump and jump like me ("jump (in such a way) as I do" – the så is redundant)
- so, alright (to indicate that something is finished)
- Så, maten är klar!
- So, the food is done!
- so (to such a degree)
- Jag trodde inte den var så stor.
- I didn't think it was so big.
- Den är så stor att den inte får plats.
- It is so big that it doesn't fit.
- so (after inte (“not”))
- inte så bra
- not so good
- An optional filler, after for example rätt and ganska – compare "not so" in English.
- ganska/rätt (så) stor
- pretty big
- ganska/rätt (så) liten
- pretty small
- then (under such circumstances)
- Om man köper pizza så blir man glad
- If you buy pizza, then you become happy
- so (as a consequence)
- Det regnade, så han blev blöt
- It rained, so he got wet
- so (before a conclusion)
- Så det kan inte varit han som gjorde det
- So it can't have been him who did it
- so (very), how (very), what a
- Kaninen är så söt!
- The rabbit is so cute!
- Så roligt!
- How nice!
- Så trevligt att ni kunde komma!
- How nice that you could come!
- Så stor han har blivit!
- He's grown! ("How big he has become!")
- Så tråkigt!
- How sad!
- Så synd!
- What a pity!
- even (if)
- Om jag så får en miljon så gör jag det inte
- Even if I ("If I so") get a million bucks, I'm not doing it
- as (when synonymous with so)
- så vitt jag vet
- as/so far as I know
- (uncommon) then, thereafter
- Synonym: (more common) sedan
- Se först åt vänster, så åt höger.
- First look to the left, then to the right.
Conjunction edit
så
- so, that
- Vi måste åka så att vi hinner hem i tid
- We have to go so that we make it home in time
- Stäng av plattan så att inte maten bränns
- Turn off the plate so the food doesn't burn ("så att inte" = "so that not" = "lest," but with a more everyday tone)
- Det regnade, så vi satte oss inomhus
- It rained, so we took a table indoors
- Optionally appears between an initial adverbial and the principal verb of a sentence (where a comma would go in English). Compare English "then" for grammatical intuition (though the "så" doesn't carry any meaning or connotations). Note that due to V2 word order, the principal verb follows the adverbial, giving a different word order from English.
- Imorgon (så) ska vi äta glass
- Tomorrow, we're going to eat ice cream
- Om ni kommit tidigare (så) hade ni fått mat
- If you had come here earlier, you would've gotten food
- Hade det inte regnat så förbaskat (så) hade vi kunnat gå på en promenad
- If it hadn't been so darn rainy, we could've gone for a walk
- I skogen (så) bodde det en trollkarl
- In the forest, there lived a wizard
Usage notes edit
Only used for initial adverbials in (sense 2). "Vi ska äta glass imorgon så" is ungrammatical (or means "We're going to eat ice cream tomorrow in such a way").
Pronoun edit
så
Derived terms edit
- så det så (“so there”)
- så gott som (“almost, as good as”)
- se så (“hey now, come on”)
- si och så
- såhär
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse sár, from Proto-Germanic *saihaz.
Noun edit
så c
- a tub, especially one for animals to drink from
Declension edit
Declension of så | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | så | sån | såar | såarna |
Genitive | sås | såns | såars | såarnas |
Etymology 3 edit
From Old Swedish sā, from Old Norse sá, from Proto-Germanic *sēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-.
Verb edit
så (present sår, preterite sådde, supine sått, imperative så)
- to sow
Conjugation edit
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | så | sås | ||
Supine | sått | såtts | ||
Imperative | så | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | sån | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | sår | sådde | sås | såddes |
Ind. plural1 | så | sådde | sås | såddes |
Subjunctive2 | så | sådde | sås | såddes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | sående | |||
Past participle | sådd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms edit
References edit
- så in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- så in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- så in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- så in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)