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Swedish
Etymology
inte (“not”) + fan (“the devil (used as an emphasizer)”)
Adverb
inte fan (not comparable)
- (idiomatic, somewhat vulgar) sure as hell not
Inte fan lär man bli fyrvaktare för att man älskar att umgås med folk i alla fall- You sure as hell are'nt bound to become a lighthouse keeper because you love socializing with people in any case
- (in "inte fan vet jag" and the like, more or less vulgar depending on tone) I don't fucking/bloody know, how the hell would I know?, who the hell knows?, hell if I know, etc. (expressing irritation or being dumbfounded or the like – tone-dependent, like for "I don't fucking/bloody know" in English)
– Varför flög de inte till Mordor? – Inte fan vet jag.- – Why didn't they fly to Mordor? – I don't fucking know.
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