Vem

Vem is a term that appears in several languages with different meanings. In Portuguese, vem is a common verb form of vir meaning to come. It serves as both the third-person singular present indicative, as in "Ele vem" (he comes), and the second-person singular affirmative imperative, as in "Vem!" (Come!). It is used in everyday speech across Portugal and Brazil.

In Danish and Swedish, vem is a pronoun meaning "who" used in interrogative clauses. In Danish, one would say "Hvem kommer?" to ask who is coming; in Swedish, "Vem väntar?" means who is waiting. These forms are cognate with the English word who and derive from common Germanic roots that yielded the interrogatives for 'who' in several languages.

As an acronym, VEM may appear in uppercase in various organizational or technical contexts, standing for different phrases depending on the field. It is not tied to a single universally recognized entity. When encountered in all caps, the intended meaning is typically clarified by surrounding text.

See also: who; hvem; vem translations in other Germanic languages.