Så vidt jeg vet, gjelder reisegarantien etter innstillingen.

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Breakdown of Så vidt jeg vet, gjelder reisegarantien etter innstillingen.

• etter: after
• gjelde: to apply
• vite: to know

Questions & Answers about Så vidt jeg vet, gjelder reisegarantien etter innstillingen.

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

Yes, Så vidt jeg vet is a very common fixed expression. It means as far as I know.

A more literal breakdown is something like:

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

But in normal English, you would usually translate the whole phrase idiomatically as as far as I know.

It is often used to soften a statement and show that the speaker is not claiming absolute certainty.

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Why is gjelder placed before reisegarantien? Shouldn’t jeg or reisegarantien come first?

This is because of the V2 rule in Norwegian main clauses.

In Norwegian, the finite verb usually has to come in the second position of a main clause. Here, the introductory phrase Så vidt jeg vet comes first, so the verb gjelder must come next:

• Så vidt jeg vet, gjelder reisegarantien etter innstillingen.

If you remove the introductory phrase, the normal order would be:

• Reisegarantien gjelder etter innstillingen.

So the subject reisegarantien moves after the verb because something else has been placed first.

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