vet du

Swedish

Alternative forms

• vettu

Etymology

vet (“know”) +‎ du (“you”). Similar to Norwegian Nynorsk veit du (veittu) and Norwegian Bokmål vet du (vettu).

Phrase

vet du

1. (idiomatic) you know what, you know (to get someone's attention before announcing something)

   Synonym: vet du vad

2. you know (to emphasize and indicate an expectation of common understanding)

   Han orkar inte göra allt själv. Han är inte så ung längre, vet du.

   He can't do [doesn't have the energy/strength to do] everything himself. He's not so young anymore, you know.

3. (literally) do you know

References

• veta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• veta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)