Significado
To have no knowledge about a topic.
Contexto cultural
Swedes value 'ärlighet' (honesty). Saying you don't have a clue is better than making something up. It shows you are 'prestigelös' (unpretentious). In flat hierarchies, even managers might say they 'inte har en susning' to encourage team brainstorming rather than giving a top-down answer. In universities, students use this frequently during group work to signal they need help with a concept. On Swedish social media (Flashback, Reddit), you'll see 'ingen susning' or 'inte en susning' used in threads where people are trying to solve mysteries.
Use for emphasis
If someone asks you something three times and you still don't know, 'Jag har inte en susning!' sounds more definitive than 'Jag vet inte'.
Don't use in formal emails
Stick to 'Jag känner inte till...' when writing to a professor or a government agency.
Significado
To have no knowledge about a topic.
Use for emphasis
If someone asks you something three times and you still don't know, 'Jag har inte en susning!' sounds more definitive than 'Jag vet inte'.
Don't use in formal emails
Stick to 'Jag känner inte till...' when writing to a professor or a government agency.
The 'Om' Rule
Always follow with 'om' + noun or 'om' + question word (hur, var, vad).
Teste-se
Fill in the missing words to complete the idiom.
Jag har inte ___ _________ om vad han pratar om.
The full idiom is 'en susning'. While 'en aning' is also correct Swedish, 'en susning' is the specific idiom we are practicing.
Which preposition usually follows 'inte ha en susning'?
Jag har inte en susning ___ det.
In Swedish, you have a 'susning' *om* (about) something.
Complete the dialogue with the most natural response.
A: Vet du när tåget går? B: _________
This is the most standard and idiomatic way to express total ignorance in a casual setting.
In which situation is 'inte ha en susning' MOST appropriate?
Choose the best context:
The phrase is informal and best suited for casual conversations with friends.
🎉 Pontuação: /4
Recursos visuais
Ways to say 'I don't know'
Neutral
- • Jag vet inte
- • Ingen aning
Idiomatic
- • Inte ha en susning
- • Inte ha den blekaste
Slang
- • Noll koll
- • Hajjar noll
Banco de exercicios
4 exerciciosJag har inte ___ _________ om vad han pratar om.
The full idiom is 'en susning'. While 'en aning' is also correct Swedish, 'en susning' is the specific idiom we are practicing.
Jag har inte en susning ___ det.
In Swedish, you have a 'susning' *om* (about) something.
A: Vet du när tåget går? B: _________
This is the most standard and idiomatic way to express total ignorance in a casual setting.
Choose the best context:
The phrase is informal and best suited for casual conversations with friends.
🎉 Pontuação: /4
Perguntas frequentes
10 perguntasNo, it's not rude, but it is informal. It's a very normal way to speak with people you know.
Yes, you can, but 'inte en susning' is the more common idiomatic form.
They are 99% interchangeable. 'Susning' is slightly more idiomatic and 'aning' is slightly more common.
Yes: 'Jag hade inte en susning' (I didn't have a clue).
Literally, it's the sound of the wind. Metaphorically, it's like a whisper of information.
Yes, it is a standard Swedish idiom used nationwide.
Yes, but it's much less common. It means 'I have a slight idea'.
Yes, in casual conversations with colleagues, it's perfectly fine.
'Ha noll koll' or just 'Ingen aning'.
It's like the 'ng' in 'song'. Don't pronounce a hard 'g' at the end.
Frases relacionadas
Inte ha en aning
synonymTo not have an inkling.
Inte ha den blekaste
similarTo not have the foggiest.
Vara helt nollställd
similarTo be completely blank.
Ha koll på läget
contrastTo have control of the situation.
