banne mig
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Literally, "curse me," with the subjunctive banne of banna.
Adverb edit
banne mig (not comparable)
- (colloquial) bloody well, sure as heck (in truth, emphasizing a statement)
- Synonym: minsann
- – Jag vägrade gå med på deras orimliga krav. – Det gjorde du banne mig rätt i!
- – I refused to go along with their unreasonable demands. – You darn well did the right thing!
- Att hitta en ledig parkeringsplats igår var banne mig inte lätt
- Finding a free parking space yesterday sure as heck wasn't easy
- Jag trodde aldrig det skulle fungera, men det fungerade perfekt, banne mig!
- I never thought it would work, but it bloody well worked perfectly!