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ju.

Indicates an expectation of shared understanding, or that what is said is an obvious fact – "as you well know," "of course."

2 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

adv/jɵ//jʉ(ː)/
  1. Indicates an expectation of shared understanding, or that what is said is an obvious fact – "as you well know," "of course."

    Bussen går ju klockan tre.
    Det var ju inte så bra att vi missade bussen. Nu hinner vi inte med flyget.
  2. the...the (when comparing)

    Ju större, desto bättre.
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish iū, io. Compare Danish jo, Norwegian Nynorsk jo, German ja (adverb) / je (conjunction).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.