No. 2,844 in Swedish
assa
"Assa" is Swedish slang meaning "to assist" or "help."
In a sentence
Asså, jag tror att jag glömde min nyckel.
So, I think I forgot my key.
Here, 'Asså' is used colloquially at the start of the sentence to express hesitation or as an interjection for softening the statement.
Det var så kallt att asså jag nästan frös ihjäl.
It was so cold that, like, I almost froze to death.
In this sentence, 'asså' is used to emphasize and dramatize the speaker's feelings about the intense cold.
Man kan inte göra så, asså det är bara fel.
You can't do that, I mean, it's just wrong.
Here, 'asså' is used to emphasize or clarify the speaker's perspective on what they consider incorrect.
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