"vetja" meaning in Swedish

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Interjection

IPA: /ˈvɛtja/
Etymology: Written form of a reduction of vet (“know, knows”), present tense of veta (“to know”), + ja, pronunciation spelling of jag (“I”). Head templates: {{head|sv|interjection}} vetja, {{sv-interjection}} vetja
  1. Indicates encouragement to do something. Wikipedia link: reduction (linguistics) Synonyms: vettja
    Sense id: en-vetja-sv-intj-DNdKErib Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header

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