Så vidt jeg ved, har mødelederen læseplanen.

As far as I know, the meeting leader has the reading plan.

Breakdown of Så vidt jeg ved, har mødelederen læseplanen.

• har: to have
• så vidt jeg ved: as far as I know
• mødelederen: the meeting leader
• læseplanen: the reading plan

Questions & Answers about Så vidt jeg ved, har mødelederen læseplanen.

What does Så vidt jeg ved mean, and is it a fixed expression?

Yes. Så vidt jeg ved is a very common expression meaning as far as I know.

Word by word, it is roughly:

• så vidt = so far / to the extent that
• jeg = I
• ved = know

But in normal English, you should usually understand the whole phrase as as far as I know rather than translating each word separately.

It is often used to make a statement sound less absolute, just like in English:

• Så vidt jeg ved, ... = As far as I know, ...

Why is it har mødelederen instead of mødelederen har?

This is because Danish follows the V2 rule in main clauses.

That means the finite verb must come in the second position. In this sentence, the first position is taken by the introductory phrase:

• Så vidt jeg ved

So the verb comes next:

• har

And then the subject follows:

• mødelederen

So the structure is:

• Så vidt jeg ved / har / mødelederen / læseplanen

If you started directly with the subject, then you would get the more basic order:

• Mødelederen har læseplanen.

This verb-second pattern is one of the most important word order rules in Danish.

Why is there a comma after ved?