visst

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

visst

1. neuter singular of viss

Verb

visst

1. past participle of vite

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɪst/

Etymology 1

Adjective

visst

1. neuter singular of viss

Adverb

visst

1. (without emphasis) probably; seemingly

   Det er visst slik.

   Seemingly, that's how it is.

2. (with emphasis) without a doubt; absolutely

   Ja visst! Slik lyt det vera.

   Absolutely! That's how it has to be.

Etymology 2

Participle

visst

1. past participle of vita and veta

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse vissa.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

visst

1. sure

   – Har du tid att hjälpa mig lite snabbt? – Visst, inga problem!

   – Do you have time to give me a quick hand? – Sure, no problem!

Adverb

visst

1. with certainty, certainly (often after someone has expressed doubt)

   Det är det visst det! ― Yes it is!

2. apparently

   Det var visst butlern som gjorde det trots allt

   Apparently, it was the butler who did it after all

Adjective

visst

1. indefinite neuter singular of viss

Anagrams

• svits