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Swedish
Etymology
Literally "That may the devil know," using the subjunctive vete of veta (“to know”).
Interjection
det vete fan
- (mildly vulgar) (i have) no idea, who knows
Hur mycket det kommer kosta? Det vete fan...- How much it's gonna cost? Who knows...
- (mildly vulgar) I don't know (as an expression of being dubious about something)
Det sägs att det är nyttigt, men det vete fan. Jag ställer mig tveksam.- They say it's good for you, but I don't know. I have my doubts there.
Det vete fan om det där kommer funka alltså- I'm really not so sure that's going to work
Usage notes
- The subjunctive mood is archaic to obsolete in modern Swedish, except for a few forms like vore and in fixed expressions. Lack of intuition among native speakers has led to the alternative forms below.
- Sometimes appears as just vete fan. "Jag vete fan" or just "Vete fan" means "I have no idea."
- Forms without fan are euphemistic.
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