förvisso

This is the 5554th most frequent Swedish word.


förvisso

Certainly; "förvisso" translates to "indeed" or "certainly".


Used to affirm the truth of a statement while maintaining a formal tone.

Förvisso är det sant att övning ger färdighet.

Indeed, it is true that practice makes perfect.


Used to acknowledge a fact before introducing a contrasting statement.

Han är förvisso duktig, men han behöver träna mer.

Indeed, he is skilled, but he needs more practice.


Serves to emphasize the speaker's admission of an uncertainty while maintaining a constructive approach.

Vi vet förvisso inte svaret än, men vi arbetar på att finna det.

Certainly, we do not know the answer yet, but we are working to find it.