Swedish adverb · interjection· top 500 most common

visst

certainly, probablyAlso the neuter form of viss./vɪst/

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

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What 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 semester
    it 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 Spanien
    he probably comes from Spain
  • Det är det visst det!
    Yes it is!
  • Det var visst butlern som gjorde det trots allt
    Apparently, 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

okej

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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