visst
How visst is used
Visst means “sure” or “certainly” as an answer, and at the start of a sentence it asks for agreement: visst är det fint?, “isn't it lovely?”. Visst! on its own is a friendly “Of course!”.
visst as an adverb
Meaning
certainly; probably
In Swedish: säkert, absolut
visst as an interjection
Meaning
certain; sure
Practise visst
1 / 1What does visst mean?
visst in a sentence
- Kan jag låna din penna? – Visst!Can I borrow your pen? – Sure!
- Visst är det vackert här?Isn't it beautiful here?
- visst är det skönt med semesterit certainly is nice to have a holiday
- Det har jag visst inte sagt!I certainly didn't say that!
- Ja visst!Yes, of course!
- han kommer visst från Spanienhe probably comes from Spain
- Det är det visst det!Yes it is!
- Det var visst butlern som gjorde det trots alltApparently, it was the butler who did it after all
- – Har du tid att hjälpa mig lite snabbt? – Visst, inga problem!– Do you have time to give me a quick hand? – Sure, no problem!
Questions
What does visst mean in English?
visst means “certainly, probably”.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Norse vissa.
Nearby common words
visst is number 183 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 179träffa meet, hit
- 180stå stand, stop
- 181stanna stop, stay
- 182våra our, ours, plural of vår
- 184dom pronunciation spelling of de, pronunciation spelling of dem
- 185va huh? what? (a request that the speaker repeat their last statement, or an expression of disbelief); contraction of vad
- 186stor large, big, great
- 187hand hand
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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

