nämen

Etymology

Contraction of nä, pronunciation spelling of nej (“no”), and men (“but”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛmɛn/
• Not stressed; stress comes on a word later in the sentence. In the usage example, the only word stressed is du.

Interjection

nämen

1. Expresses strong surprise, often positive

   Nämen, är du här?

   Oh, you're here?

2. Used at the beginning of answers to any question.

Further reading

• nämen in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• Dopping, Staffan (2019) “Nämen, så dåligt! [Oh, how terrible!]”, in Språktidningen (in Swedish), number 2, Stockholm: Vetenskapsmedia, →ISSN, page 76

Anagrams

• ämnen