på så vis

Swedish

Etymology

Literally, "in that way," of things being like that. Intuitively, "So things are like that." Compare archaic sense of English wise, corresponding to "in such wise."

Prepositional phrase

på så vis

  1. I see (upon learning something interesting)
    – Bron har kollapsat. – På så vis. Då får vi ta en annan väg.
    – The bridge has collapsed. – I see. Then we'll have to take a different route.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see på,‎ så,‎ vis.

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