nämen
See also: namen, Namen, and nàmèn
Swedish
Etymology
Contraction of nä, pronunciational spelling of nej (“no”), and men (“but”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɛmɛn/
- Not stressed; stress comes on a word later in the sentence. In the usage example, the only word stressed is du.
Interjection
nämen
- Expresses strong surprise, often positive
- Nämen, är du här?
- Oh, you're here?
- Used at the beginning of answers to any question.
Further reading
- Dopping, Staffan (2019), “Nämen, så dåligt! [Oh, how terrible!]”, in Språktidningen (in Swedish), issue 2, Stockholm: Vetenskapsmedia, ISSN 1654-5028, page 76
Anagrams
- ämnen