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så

Pronunciation: /soː/

“så” is a Swedish word. Its 17 meanings in English:

adverb

  1. so, like that, in such a way
  2. so, alright (to indicate that something is finished)
  3. so (to such a degree)
  4. so (after inte (“not”))
  5. An optional filler, after for example rätt and ganska – compare "not so" in English.
  6. then (under such circumstances)
  7. so (as a consequence)
  8. so (before a conclusion)
  9. so (very), how (very), what a
  10. even (if)
  11. as (when synonymous with so)
  12. then, thereafter

conjunction

  1. so, that
  2. Optionally appears after a sentence-initial adverbial (where a comma would go in English), before the principal verb. Compare English "then" for grammatical intuition, though the "så" has no meaning or connotations. Note the V2 word order, with the principal verb following the adverbial, which differs from English.

pronoun

  1. such, that

noun

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

verb

  1. to sow

Etymology

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

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