Swedish pronoun · noun· top 100 most common
vi
we/viː/
vi as a pronoun
Meaning
we
vi as a noun
Meaning
sanctuary
Practise vi
1 / 1What does vi mean?
vi in a sentence
- han har sett osshe has seen us
- Ska vi gå nu?Shall we go now?
Questions
What does vi mean in English?
vi means “we”.
Where the course teaches it
- Swedish pronouns: du, ni, de, viComplete Swedish – Season 1
- En or ett: Swedish noun genderComplete Swedish – Season 1
- Swedish words ending in -itetComplete Swedish – Season 1
- Swedish words for now, today, tomorrowComplete Swedish – Season 1
- Swedish possessives: min and mittComplete Swedish – Season 1
- The definite form of Swedish nounsComplete Swedish – Season 1
Origin
From Old Swedish vīr, from Old East Norse *wīʀ (compare vér), from Proto-Germanic *wīz, from Proto-Indo-European *wéy, plural of *éǵh₂.
Nearby common words
vi is number 10 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary