Breakdown of Egenkapitalen er såpass høy at belåningsgraden blir lav.
være
to be
bli
to become
høy
high
lav
low
Questions & Answers about Egenkapitalen er såpass høy at belåningsgraden blir lav.
Why do egenkapitalen and belåningsgraden end in -en?
The ending -en marks the definite singular form in Bokmål for many masculine nouns.
- egenkapital = equity / own capital
egenkapitalen = the equity
- belåningsgrad = loan-to-value ratio
- belåningsgraden = the loan-to-value ratio
In Norwegian, it is very common to attach definiteness directly to the noun instead of using a separate word like the.
What does såpass mean here?
Såpass means something like to such an extent, that much, or fairly/quite so depending on context.
In this sentence:
- Egenkapitalen er såpass høy at ...
- The equity is high enough / so high that ...
So såpass strengthens høy and helps create the result clause with at.
It is similar to så in a so ... that ... structure, but såpass can sound a bit more nuanced, like high to that degree or sufficiently high.
How does the pattern såpass ... at ... work?