vanka
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From vàni.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋâːnka/
- Hyphenation: van‧ka
Adverb
vȃnka (Cyrillic spelling ва̑нка)
- (regional) Alternative form of vàni
References
- “vanka” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Swedish
Verb
vanka (present vankar, preterite vankade, supine vankat, imperative vanka)
- to stroll, to wander, to walk without hurry
- där farbror polisen med händer på ryggen sakta vankar gatan fram och lyfter på hatten åt medborgarna.
- where the old constable with his hands at his back slowly strolls along the street and tips his hat at the gentry.
- Onsdag går jag ut och vankar. Torsdag sitter jag i tankar.
- On Wednesday I go for a stroll. On Thursday I sit in thoughts. (nursery rhyme, song lyrics)
- (in the passive) to expect food or some event
- Det vankas vickning fram på småtimmarna.
- We're expecting some light food in the wee hours.
- När det vankades Bernadotte-jubileum var det varken kungen eller drottningen som stod i centrum.
- When the Bernadotte jubilee was forthcoming, neither the King nor the Queen were the centre of attention.
Conjugation
Conjugation of vanka (weak)
Active | Passive | |
---|---|---|
Infinitive | vanka | vankas |
Present tense | vankar | vankas |
Past tense | vankade | vankades |
Supine | vankat | vankats |
Imperative | vanka | — |
Present participle | vankande | |
Past participle | vankad |