"inte fan" meaning in Swedish

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Adverb

Etymology: inte (“not”) + fan (“the devil (used as an emphasizer)”) Etymology templates: {{af|sv|inte|fan|t1=not|t2=the devil (used as an emphasizer)}} inte (“not”) + fan (“the devil (used as an emphasizer)”) Head templates: {{head|sv|adverb|head=|sort=}} inte fan, {{sv-adv|-}} inte fan (not comparable)
  1. (idiomatic, somewhat vulgar) sure as hell not Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable, vulgar
    Sense id: en-inte_fan-sv-adv-0dQYZxof
  2. (idiomatic, somewhat vulgar) sure as hell not
    (in "inte fan vet jag" and the like, more or less vulgar depending on tone) I don't fucking/bloody know, how the hell would I know?, who the hell knows?, hell if I know, etc. (expressing irritation or being dumbfounded or the like – tone-dependent, like for "I don't fucking/bloody know" in English)
    Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable, vulgar
    Sense id: en-inte_fan-sv-adv-NHpKxrxo Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83 Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: det vete fan
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          "text": "Inte fan lär man bli fyrvaktare för att man älskar att umgås med folk i alla fall\nYou sure as hell are'nt bound to become a lighthouse keeper because you love socializing with people in any case [\"Inte (fan) lär man ...\" instead of \"Man lär inte ...\" emphasizes the \"inte\" (not). Lär (“is bound to”) stays in the second position due to V2 word order.]",
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