Learn Hardcore Norwegian: Så vidt togselskapet kan se, er billettkvitteringen nok for refusjonskravet. - As far as the train company can see, the ticket receipt is sufficient for the refund claim.

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Så vidt togselskapet kan se, er billettkvitteringen nok for refusjonskravet.

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As far as the train company can see, the ticket receipt is sufficient for the refund claim.

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Breakdown of Så vidt togselskapet kan se, er billettkvitteringen nok for refusjonskravet.

What does så vidt mean here? I thought it could mean barely.

Yes, så vidt often means barely in other contexts, but not here.

In this sentence, så vidt ... kan se is an idiomatic expression meaning:

So:

Så vidt togselskapet kan se = As far as the train company can see / tell

This is a very common source of confusion because så vidt has more than one meaning in Norwegian.

Why is togselskapet written as one word?

Because Norwegian usually forms compound nouns as one word.

So:

This is very normal in Norwegian. English often writes these as two words, but Norwegian typically joins them into one compound.

Here, togselskapet is the definite form:

Why is it kan se and not just ser?