va
va as an interjection
Meaning
huh? what? (a request that the speaker repeat their last statement, or an expression of disbelief); contraction of vad
va as a verb
Meaning
apocopic form of vara; apocopic form of var
va as a pronoun
Meaning
apocopic form of vad (“what”)
va as a noun
Meaning
what; water supply and sewage; abbreviation of vatten och avlopp
Practise va
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va in a sentence
- Va?What did you say?
- Jag vill inte va tomte i år!I don't want to be Santa this year!
- Han va inte där.He wasn't there.
- Va göru?What are you doing?
Questions
What does va mean in English?
va means “huh? what? (a request that the speaker repeat their last statement, or an expression of disbelief); contraction of vad”.
Similar words
Origin
From vad.
Nearby common words
va is number 185 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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