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
- (colloquial) Eye dialect spelling of vet jag, litr. I know
- Men ta och köp en trisslott om du vill bli rik, vettja!
- Buy I 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 sentense in which one has brought forth an idea or suggestion. If it were to be spelt 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, eventhouh the ”ja” spelling of ”jag” is seen as colloquial.