Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔ/, [sʌ]

Adverb

så

1. so

Etymology 2

From Old Norse sá, from Proto-Germanic *sēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔː/, [sɔːˀ]

Verb

så ‎(imperative så, infinitive at så, present tense sår, past tense såede, perfect tense har sået)

1. sow

Etymology 3

See se.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔː/, [sɔːˀ]

Verb

så

1. past tense of se

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse svá, from Proto-Germanic *swa, *swē.

Adverb

så

1. so
2. as

   så hvit som et laken - as white as a sheet

Conjunction

så

1. so

Derived terms

• og så videre
• så langt
• så langt, så godt
• så å si

Etymology 2

From Old Norse sá, from Proto-Germanic *sēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-.

Verb

så ‎(imperative så, present tense sår, simple past sådde, past participle sådd)

1. to sow (scatter, disperse, or plant seeds)

Etymology 3

Verb

så

1. simple past of se

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse svá, from Proto-Germanic *swa, *swē.

Adverb

så

1. so

Conjunction

så

1. so

Derived terms

• så langt
• så langt, så godt

Etymology 2

From Old Norse sá, from Proto-Germanic *sēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-.

Verb

så ‎(present tense sår, past tense sådde, past participle sådd/sått, passive infinitive såast, present participle såande, imperative så)

1. sow (scatter, disperse, or plant seeds)

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soː/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse svá, from Proto-Germanic *swa, *swē.

Adverb

så

1. so, thus, like that, in that way, in a certain manner

   Är det inte så?

   Isn't it so?

   så kallad

   so called

   så det så!

   so there!

2. so, that, to that degree, to a certain extent

   jag trodde inte den var så stor

   I didn't think it was that big

   den är så stor att inte får plats

   it is so big that it doesn't fit

3. how, what

   så roligt!

   how nice!

   så synd!

   what a pity!

   så tråkigt!

   how sad!

4. then, thereafter

   se först åt vänster, så åt höger

   first look left, then right

5. (slang) so; very

Conjunction

så

1. so, that

   så att

   so that

   så att inte

   lest

   det regnade, så vi satte oss inomhus

   it rained, so we took a table indoors

Pronoun

så

1. so, that

   i så fall

   if so, in that case

See also

• så gott som
• se så
• såhär

Etymology 2

Noun

så c

1. a tub, especially one for animals to drink from

Declension

Etymology 3

From Old Norse sá, from Proto-Germanic *sēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-.

Verb

så ‎(present sår, preterite sådde, supine sått, imperative så)

1. to sow

Conjugation

Related terms

• beså
• sådd
• såningsman
• såningsmaskin