ikkje sant

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• itj sainnt, itj saint, itj saintj (Trøndelag dialect)
• ikkje sannt (nonstandard)

Etymology

Compare Norwegian Bokmål ikke sant, Danish ikke sandt, Swedish inte sant. Same construction as Russian не правда ли? (ne pravda li?).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iɕːə.sanːt/
• (Trøndelag) IPA^(key): /icː.saɲːc/

Phrase

ikkje sant

1. (used as a tag question) right?, isn't it so?

   Det skjedde her, ikkje sant?

   It happened here, right?