"i och för sig" meaning in Swedish

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Phrase

IPA: /ɪ(ʊ)fœˈʂɛj/, /iː(ʊ)fœˈʂɛj/, /ʏ(ʊ)fœˈʂɛj/, /yː(ʊ)fœˈʂɛj/
Etymology: i (“in”) + och (“and”) + för (“for”) + sig (“itself”) Etymology templates: {{af|sv|i|och|för|sig|t1=in|t2=and|t3=for|t4=itself}} i (“in”) + och (“and”) + för (“for”) + sig (“itself”) Head templates: {{head|sv|phrase}} i och för sig
  1. Expresses concession (often when realizing or recognizing something and retreating from an earlier position, but also more generally); "when thinking about it", "well, now that I think about it", "well, now that you say it", "oh yeah, you're right", on the other hand, etc. Synonyms: iofs
    Sense id: en-i_och_för_sig-sv-phrase-TwaEv9QQ Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 100 0
  2. (uncommon) in and of itself Tags: uncommon Synonyms: i sig
    Sense id: en-i_och_för_sig-sv-phrase-M59ShewM

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for i och för sig meaning in Swedish (2.7kB)

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          "english": "Sushi would be very good though, now that I think about it. I've changed my mind. Let's have that instead of pizza.",
          "text": "Sushi vore i och för sig väldigt gott. Jag har ändrat mig. Vi tar det istället för pizza.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "– Du kan ju kasta en granat på monstret istället, så undviker du närstrid. – Ah, jo, i och för sig.\n– You could throw a grenade at the monster instead. Then you'll avoid close combat. – Oh, right, now that you say it.",
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        {
          "english": "Though I guess you can't blame the company for the behavior of their delivery people [\"It is I guess when I think about it / on the other hand not the company's fault that the delivery people do not behave themselves\"]",
          "text": "Det är väl i och för sig inte företagets fel att varubuden inte sköter sig",
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          "english": "No... although, when thinking about it, he has behaved well in the past, so I'll let him off this time",
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          "type": "example"
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          "text": "– Du kan ju kasta en granat på monstret istället, så undviker du närstrid. – Ah, jo, i och för sig.\n– You could throw a grenade at the monster instead. Then you'll avoid close combat. – Oh, right, now that you say it.",
          "type": "example"
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          "english": "Though I guess you can't blame the company for the behavior of their delivery people [\"It is I guess when I think about it / on the other hand not the company's fault that the delivery people do not behave themselves\"]",
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