Jeg kommer så tidlig som mulig.

I will come as early as possible.

Breakdown of Jeg kommer så tidlig som mulig.

• jeg: I
• komme: to come
• tidlig: early
• som: as

Questions & Answers about Jeg kommer så tidlig som mulig.

What tense is kommer here? Does it talk about the future?

It’s present tense, but Norwegian often uses present to express a planned or scheduled future. Jeg kommer ... is commonly understood as “I’ll come/I’m coming.” Adding a time word like i morgen or klokka åtte makes the future sense explicit.

Can I say Jeg skal komme or Jeg vil komme instead? What’s the difference?

• Jeg kommer: neutral, often the most natural for plans/arrangements.
• Jeg skal komme: a clear commitment or arrangement (“I shall/will come”).
• Jeg vil komme: expresses willingness/desire (“I want/will come”), less common in this context. All three are possible; choose based on nuance.

What about Jeg kommer til å komme?

Grammatically fine but stylistically clunky because of the repeated komme. Kommer til å predicts likelihood: Jeg kommer til å komme tidlig = “I’m likely to arrive early.” Prefer avoiding the double “komme.”

How does the pattern så … som mulig work?

It’s “as … as possible.” Use it with adjectives/adverbs:

• så tidlig som mulig (as early as possible)
• så raskt som mulig (as quickly as possible)
• så billig som mulig (as cheaply as possible)
• så godt som mulig (as well as possible)