önska

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish ȳskia, ø̄skia, from Old Norse œskja (“wish”), from Proto-Germanic *wunskijaną (“to wish”). The 'n' stems from influence from Middle Low German wunschen. Compare German wünschen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

önska (present önskar, preterite önskade, supine önskat, imperative önska)

  1. to wish

Conjugation

Conjugation of önska (weak)
active passive
infinitive önska önskas
supine önskat önskats
imperative önska —
imper. plural1 önsken —
present past present past
indicative önskar önskade önskas önskades
ind. plural1 önska önskade önskas önskades
subjunctive2 önske önskade önskes önskades
present participle önskande
past participle önskad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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