Breakdown of Så længe dokumentationen viser kortmisbruget, kan jeg gøre indsigelse.
jeg
I
kan
can (present tense)
vise
to show
så længe
as long as
Questions & Answers about Så længe dokumentationen viser kortmisbruget, kan jeg gøre indsigelse.
What does så længe mean here?
Here så længe means as long as or provided that.
It introduces a condition:
- Så længe dokumentationen viser kortmisbruget ...
- As long as / provided that the documentation shows the card misuse ...
This is a very common Danish expression. In other contexts, så længe can also relate to time, but in sentences like this it is often best understood as a condition.
Why is it dokumentationen and not just dokumentation?
Because dokumentationen is the definite form: the documentation.
- dokumentation = documentation
- dokumentationen = the documentation
Danish usually adds the definite article to the end of the noun:
- en bil = a car
- bilen = the car
Even though documentation is often uncountable in English, Danish still commonly uses the definite form when referring to specific documentation already known from the context.
Why is it kortmisbruget? Is that one word?