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This page contains translations for so. See the main entry for more information.

English

Etymology 1

Conjunction

Translations

in order that

Catalan: perquè (ca) (followed by the subjunctive)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 以便 (zh) (yǐbiàn)
Czech: aby (cs)
Danish: så (da)
Dutch: zodat (nl), zodoende (nl)
Esperanto: por ke
Finnish: jotta (fi)
French: afin que (fr) (followed by the subjunctive), pour que (fr) (followed by the subjunctive)
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
German: damit (de), sodass (de), um ... zu
Greek: για να (gia na)
Ancient: ἵνα (hína), ὡς (hōs)
Hindi: ताकि (hi) (tāki), कि (hi) (ki)
Hungarian: hogy (hu) (followed by the imperative):, azért, hogy (hu)
Italian: perché (it) (followed by the subjunctive):, affinché (it)
Japanese: ために (ja) (tame ni)
Korean: 하기 위해 (ko) (hagi wihae), 으로 (ko) (euro)
Lao: please add this translation if you can
Latin: ut (la)
Malay: jadi (ms), supaya, agar (ms)
Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
Norwegian: så (no)
Pashto: چې (ps) (če)
Polish: aby (pl), żeby (pl)
Portuguese: para que (pt)
Romanian: ca să (followed by the subjunctive), pentru (ro) (followed by the infinitive)
Russian: что́бы (ru) (štóby)
Scottish Gaelic: mar sin
Spanish: para que (followed by the subjunctive)
Swedish: så (sv)
Thai: เพื่อ (th) (pʉ̂ʉa)
Ukrainian: аби (uk) (aby), щоб (uk) (ščob)
Vietnamese: để cho
Welsh: fel (cy)
Yiddish: כּדי (kedey)

with the result that

Arabic: فَـ (ar) (fa-), لِذَا (li-ḏā)
Armenian: ուստի (hy) (usti) (formally)
Bengali: তাই (bn) (tai)
Catalan: així que (ca), així doncs
Chinese:
Mandarin: 所以 (zh) (suǒyǐ), 因此 (zh) (yīncǐ)
Czech: tak (cs)
Dutch: dus (nl)
Finnish: joten (fi), niinpä (fi)
French: alors (fr), donc (fr)
Galician: logo, entón
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
German: also (de)
Greek: γι' αυτό (gi' aftó)
Ancient: ὥστε (hṓste) (usually + infinitive)
Hindi: तो (hi) (to)
Hungarian: úgyhogy (hu), így (hu), ezért (hu)
Indonesian: jadi (id)
Irish: dá bhrí sin
Italian: allora (it)
Japanese: だから (ja) (dakara)
Korean: 그래서 (ko) (geuraeseo)
Ladino: dunke
Lao: please add this translation if you can
Latin: igitur
Malay: jadi (ms)
Malayalam: അങ്ങനെ (ml) (aṅṅane)
Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
Pashto: نو (ps) (no)
Persian: پس (fa) (pas)
Polish: więc (pl), dlatego (pl), toteż (pl), przeto (pl), tak że, zatem (pl)
Portuguese: então (pt)
Romanian: așa că, deci (ro)
Russian: и (ru) (i), поэ́тому (ru) (poétomu), та́к что (ru) (ták što)
Sardinian:
Campidanese: intzàndus

Logudorese: assora, tando

Sassarese: tandu
Scottish Gaelic: los
Serbo-Croatian: dakle (sh)
Slovak: takže
Spanish: así que (es), ansina es que, entonces (es), conque (es), por tanto (es), por consiguiente (es)
Swahili: hivyo
Swedish: så (sv), därför (sv)
Thai: ดังนั้น (th) (dang nán)
Turkish: bu yüzden, o yüzden
Ukrainian: тому́ (uk) (tomú), так що (tak ščo)
Vietnamese: nên (vi), thế nên, vậy nên, thành ra, thành thử (vi)
Welsh: felly

Adverb

Translations

very

Azerbaijani: elə (az)
Basque: hain
Catalan: tan (ca)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 好 (hou²)

Mandarin: 很 (zh) (hěn), 非常 (zh) (fēicháng), 太 (zh) (tài)
Czech: tak (cs)
Danish: så (da)
Dutch: zo (nl), zodanig (nl)
Esperanto: tiel (eo)
Finnish: niin (fi)
French: tellement (fr), vraiment (fr), si (fr)
German: so (de), sehr (de)
Greek: τόσο (el) (tóso)
Ancient: ὡς (hōs), οἷον (hoîon)
Hebrew: כל כך (he)
Hindi: इतना (hi) (itnā)
Hungarian: olyan (hu), annyira (hu)
Indonesian: sangat (id)
Italian: tanto (it), veramente (it)
Japanese: とても (ja) (totemo)
Korean: 너무 (ko) (neomu), 매우 (ko) (mae'u)
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: wisa (ku), pir (ku), gelekî (ku)
Latin: tam (la)
Malay: sangat (ms), -nya (ms)
Norwegian: så (no)
Occitan: tan (oc)
Old English: swā
Polish: tak (pl)
Portuguese: tão (pt)
Romanian: atât (ro)
Russian: о́чень (ru) (óčenʹ), так (ru) (tak)
Scottish Gaelic: cho
Slovene: tako (sl)
Spanish: tan (es)
Swedish: så (sv)
Turkish: o kadar (tr)
Ukrainian: ду́же (uk) (dúže)
Vietnamese: rất (vi), lắm (vi), lém (vi)
Volapük: so (vo)
Walloon: si (wa), si télmint (wa)
Welsh: mor (cy)

to a particular extent

Armenian: այնքան (hy) (aynkʻan)
Azerbaijani: bu qədər
Belarusian: так (tak)
Bulgarian: така́ (bg) (taká)
Catalan: tan (ca)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 咁 (yue) (gam³)

Mandarin: 這麼／这么 (zh), 这么 (zh) (zhème), 那麼／那么 (zh) (nàme), 那么 (zh) (nàme)
Czech: tak (cs), takto (cs), takhle (cs)
Danish: så (da)
Dutch: zo (nl)
Esperanto: tiom (eo)
Finnish: niin (fi)
French: aussi (fr)
Georgian: იმდენად (imdenad)
German: so (de)
Greek: τόσο (el) (tóso)
Ancient: ὅσον (hóson)
Hindi: इतना (hi) (itnā), यथा (hi) (yathā)
Hungarian: olyan (hu), annyira (hu), ilyen (hu), ennyire (hu)
Ingrian: niin, näin, noin
Irish: chomh
Italian: tanto (it), così (it)
Japanese: そう (ja) (sō), こんなに (ja) (konna ni), それほど (sorehodo), このように (kono yō ni)
Kashubian: tak
Korean: 그렇게 (ko) (geureoke)
Lao: please add this translation if you can
Latin: tam (la)
Macedonian: та́ка (táka)
Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
Norwegian: så (no)
Occitan: tan (oc)
Old English: swā
Polish: tak (pl), aż (pl)
Portuguese: tão (pt)
Romanian: atât (ro)
Russian: так (ru) (tak)
Sanskrit: यथा (sa) (yathā), एवम् (sa) (evam)
Scottish Gaelic: cho
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: та̀ко̄

Roman: tàkō (sh)
Slovak: tak, takto
Slovene: tako (sl)
Spanish: tan (es)
Swedish: så (sv)
Thai: มาก (th) (mâak)
Turkish: kadar (tr)
Ukrainian: так (uk) (tak)
Urdu: اتنا (ur) (itnā)
Vietnamese: vậy (vi), như vậy (vi)
Walloon: si (wa)

in a particular manner

Azerbaijani: elə (az), belə (az)
Catalan: així (ca)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 噉樣／噉样 (yue) (gam² joeng^6-2), 噉样 (yue) (gam² joeng^6-2)

Mandarin: 這樣／这样 (zh), 这样 (zh) (zhèyàng), 如此 (zh) (rúcǐ)
Czech: tak (cs)
Dalmatian: coisa
Danish: sådan (da)
Dutch: zo (nl), zodanig (nl)
Esperanto: tiel (eo)
Finnish: niin (fi), siten (fi), täten (fi)
French: ainsi (fr), comme ça (fr)
Friulian: cussì
German: so (de)
Gothic: 𐍃𐍅𐌰 (swa)
Greek: έτσι (el) (étsi)
Hebrew: כך (kax)
Hindi: ऐसा (hi) (aisā), यथा (hi) (yathā)
Hungarian: úgy (hu), így (hu)
Icelandic: svona (is)
Ido: tante (io)
Ingrian: niin, näin, noin
Istriot: cussèi
Italian: così (it)
Japanese: このように (sono yō ni)
Korean: 그렇게 (ko) (geureoke)
Lao: please add this translation if you can
Latin: sic
Maori: pēnā
Norwegian: slik (no)
Occitan: aital (oc)
Old English: swā
Polish: tak (pl)
Portuguese: assim (pt)
Romanian: așa (ro)
Russian: так (ru) (tak)
Sanskrit: यथा (sa) (yathā), एवम् (sa) (evam)
Slovene: tako (sl)
Spanish: así (es)
Swedish: så (sv)
Thai: เพื่อให้ (pêua hâi)
Turkish: böyle (tr), şöyle (tr), öyle (tr)
Ukrainian: так (uk) (tak)
Venetan: cusì
Walloon: insi (wa), inla (wa), come çoula, come ça

slang: very much

Catalan: tan (ca)
Czech: tak (cs)
Danish: så (da)
Esperanto: tre (eo)
Finnish: tosi (fi)
French: tellement (fr)
Hebrew: כל כך (he)
Hungarian: annyira (hu)
Portuguese: tão (pt)
Romanian: atât (ro)
Russian: о́чень (ru) (óčenʹ), так (ru) (tak)
Swedish: så (sv)
Ukrainian: ду́же (uk) (dúže), так (uk) (tak)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

Ido: ^{(please verify)} tante (io)

Adjective

Translations

true

Burmese: ဟုတ် (my) (hut)
Catalan: això (ca), açò (ca)
Czech: tak (cs)
Danish: sådan (da)
Finnish: näin (fi), niin (fi)
German: so (de)
Greek:
Ancient: οὕτως (hoútōs), ὡς (hōs)
Hungarian: igaz (hu), így van
Japanese: そう (ja) (sō)
Korean: 그래 (ko) (geurae)
Portuguese: assim (pt)
Russian: так (ru) (tak)

in that state

Finnish: sellainen (fi)
French: le (fr)
Greek:
Ancient: τοιοῦτος (toioûtos), τοιόσδε (toiósde), οἷος (hoîos), τοῖος (toîos) (poetic)
Japanese: そう (ja) (sō)
Russian: тако́й (ru) (takój)

Interjection

Translations

interjection used to introduce a new topic

Arabic: إِذًا (ʔiḏan), فَ (ar) (fa)
Egyptian Arabic: طب (ṭabb), ف (fa)

Iraqi Arabic: لعد (laʕad), چا (čā) (southern)

Moroccan Arabic: إيوا (ʔīwa)
Basque: ba
Catalan: així (ca), doncs (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 那麼／那么 (zh) (nàme), 那么 (zh) (nàme)
Czech: takže (cs)
Danish: så (da)
Dutch: dus (nl), maar (nl)
Esperanto: nu (eo)
Finnish: eli (fi)
French: alors (fr), du coup (fr), ben (fr), donc (fr)
German: also (de)
Greek: λοιπόν (el) (loipón)
Hebrew: אז (he) (az)
Hindi: तो (hi) (to)
Hungarian: na (hu), és (hu), no (hu), nos (hu), akkor (hu), hát akkor
Italian: allora (it)
Japanese: そう (ja) (sō), では (de wa), じゃ (ja) (ja)
Latin: ergo (la)
Malay: jadi (ms)
Persian: پس (fa) (pas), باری (fa) (bâri)
Polish: tak więc (pl), zatem (pl), cóż, więc, no (pl), no i
Portuguese: então (pt), aí (pt), daí (pt)
Russian: так (ru) (tak), ита́к (ru) (iták)
Spanish: pues (es), entonces (es), pos (es), entonce (es)
Swedish: så (sv)
Ukrainian: отже (otže)
Urdu: تو (to)

short for so what

Catalan: i (ca)
Danish: og (da)
Finnish: ja (fi)
German: na und (de)
Hungarian: na és, és akkor, és aztán, na és aztán
Swedish: och (sv)