tji

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Swedish

Etymology

From Tavringer Romani tji (“not, nothing, no”), related to Traveller Norwegian kji (“not, nothing, no”), from Romani či (“not, nothing”). Probably a borrowing from Armenian չի (čʻi, “not, no”).

Pronunciation

Noun

tji (indeclinable)

  1. (colloquial, in some expressions) a setback, a failure
    Han försökte lura mig, men tji fick han!
    He tried to trick me, but failed in his pursuit!
  2. (colloquial, uncommon) an impossibility
    Han försökte ringa, men det var tji
    He tried to call, but it was impossible

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