alltså
Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Low German also. Compare allt and så. Cognate to Norwegian Bokmål altså and Norwegian Nynorsk altso.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]alltså (not comparable)
- therefore, thus, consequently
- Synonyms: således, följaktligen
- Han var skadad, alltså kan han inte ha gjort det
- He was injured, so he can't have done it
- Jag tänker, alltså finns jag
- that is, that is to say, (by being synonymous with that is in some cases) in other words, I mean
- Jag har en golden retriever, alltså en hund
- I have a golden retriever. A dog, that is to say.
- Har du snackat med honom? Han du sa att du skulle snacka med igår alltså.
- Have you talked to him? The guy you said you were going to talk to yesterday, that is / I mean.
- A filler, often with a somewhat intensifying effect.
- Den där älgen är bra stor alltså!
- That moose is quite a big one (it is)!
- Vilket team vi är alltså!
- What a team we are (filler)!
- Alltså, vi borde städa garaget
- (I mean,) we (really) should clean the garage
Interjection
[edit]alltså
- (colloquial) An expression of exasperation.
- Alltså! Datorn funkar inte igen.
- Man! The computer's not working again.
- (colloquial) An expression of disbelief.
- Alltså... jag kan höra henne snarka genom väggen
- I mean, wow... I can hear her snoring through the wall
Usage notes
[edit]The filler sense and the interjections can often be understood by thinking of alltså as marking a conclusion drawn from experiences rather than something said earlier in those cases.