vetja

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Written form of a reduction of vet (“know, knows”), present tense of veta (“to know”), + ja, pronunciation spelling of jag (“I”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛtja/
  • With a short e sound, as opposed to vet, hence the alternative spelling with two t's.

Contraction

vetja

  1. (colloquial) Eye dialect spelling of vet jag, litr. I know
    Men ta och köp en trisslott om du vill bli rik, vettja!
    Buy a scratch ticket if you wanna get rich, /vettja/!
    Jag vet att du tvekar men kör på, vetja!
    I know you're hesitating but go for it, /vetja/!

Usage notes

Used as a filler after a sentence in which one has brought forth an idea or suggestion. If it were to be spelled the correct way according to dictionaries, ”vet jag”, it would not be understood so one can say it is the word itself and not the spelling that is colloquial, even though the ”ja” spelling of ”jag” is seen as colloquial.

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