vänta
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse vænta (“to expect”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editvänta (present väntar, preterite väntade, supine väntat, imperative vänta)
- (intransitive) to wait [with på ‘for’]
- Synonym: (archaic, poetic) bida
- Vi väntar på bussen. ― We're waiting for the bus.
- 1915, Dan Andersson, Kolvaktarens Visor, Jag väntar...:
- Jag väntar vid min stockeld medan timmarna skrida,
medan stjärnorna vandra och nätterna gå. […]- I wait by my fire as the hours pass,
as the stars wander, and the nights go. […]
- I wait by my fire as the hours pass,
- (transitive) to wait for, to expect
- Hon väntar barn i april. ― She is expecting a child in April.
Conjugation
editConjugation of vänta (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | vänta | väntas | ||
Supine | väntat | väntats | ||
Imperative | vänta | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | vänten | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | väntar | väntade | väntas | väntades |
Ind. plural1 | vänta | väntade | väntas | väntades |
Subjunctive2 | vänte | väntade | väntes | väntades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | väntande | |||
Past participle | väntad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- vänta in Svensk ordbok.
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