det var så lite

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• det var so lite

Etymology

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

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

Interjection

det var så lite

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

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

• inga årsak
• berre hyggeleg