vänta
See also: vanta, Vǟnta, and vænta
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²vɛnːta/
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Verb
vänta (present väntar, preterite väntade, supine väntat, imperative vänta)
- to wait
- Synonym: (archaic, poetic) bida
- 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,
- to wait for, to expect
- hon väntar barn i april
- she is expecting a child (i.e. pregnant), to be born in April
Conjugation
Conjugation 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
- väntan
- förvänta
- invänta
- utvänta
Further reading
- vänta in Svensk ordbok.