åja

Swedish

Interjection

åja

1. Expresses unwillingness to accept something offhand (as an objection or the like).

   – Aj! Aj! – Åja, så ont kan det inte ha gjort.

   – Ow! Ow! – Come on, it can't have hurt that much.

   Åja, det är fortfarande halva säsongen kvar att spela. Mycket kan hända än.

   You shouldn't make hasty conclusions. There's still half the season left to play. There's a lot that could happen yet.

   Åja, så perfekta är de inte själva

   Pff, they're not so perfect themselves

See also

• aja (“oh well”)

References

• åja in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• åja in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)