"vem" meaning in Swedish

See vem in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /vɛmː/ Audio: Sv-vem.ogg Forms: vems [genitive], vilka [plural], vilkas [genitive, plural], hvem [alternative]
Etymology: From Old Norse hveim, dative of hvar, from Proto-Germanic *hwaz. Etymology templates: {{der|sv|non|hveim}} Old Norse hveim, {{der|sv|gem-pro|*hwaz}} Proto-Germanic *hwaz Head templates: {{head|sv|pronoun|genitive|vems|plural|vilka|plural genitive|vilkas|g=c}} vem c (genitive vems, plural vilka, plural genitive vilkas)
  1. who, whom Tags: common-gender Derived forms: vem helst, vemhelst, vem som, vem som helst, vemsomhelst Related terms: ho, vad, vilken

Alternative forms

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          "text": "Vem är du?",
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