Danish: What does "små" mean before a number [små to uger siden]

[Ludwig Lukasiewicz]

"små" is often used before a number, such as in "små tre år", "små to uger".

 

[PoulBA]

yes indeed, and it can be used interchangeably with "knap" - but what is your question?

 

[serbianfan]

Ludvig wants to know what it means. Well, we don't use 'små' like that in Norwegian, but we do use 'knapp' in the same way as Danish (I think). It's a bit difficult to give one single translation - it could be 'almost', 'not quite', 'just under', 'a bit less than'...

 

[PoulBA]

sorry, I only read the post, not the caption
and yes, he'll be home in just under three weeks