"Det er kanskje ikke så langt?"

Translation: Maybe it is not so far?

[John41317]

How is this a question in Norwegian but a statement in English?

[Wonderlust116]

Maybe it's not so far? In this context it's a question, but it could also be used as a statement.

[Jwan7777777]

Are these also correct?
1. Kanskje det er ikke så langt
2. Det er ikke så langt Kanskje
And which is more common?

[Katyusha1410]

Does "langt" here mean far?

[fveldig]

That's correct.

Another one would be "langt borte" = "far away".

[Jwan7777777]

is it right (and common) to say (kanskje det er ikke sa langt)

[Meike579743]

It would be "Kanskje er det ikke så langt?" as the verb would need to be in second position so "det" and "kanskje" just swap positions.

[Richard_izqui]

I typed: "Can it be so long?" Why is it not accepted

[Meike579743]

"Kanskje" cannot be translated as "can" but means "perhaps" or "maybe". "langt" refers to a distance, not time. Your translation "can it be so long" would be "kan det være så lenge".

[Meike579743]

Oh, and also you neglected to translate "ikke".