samtala
Faroese
Etymology
saman (“together”) + tala (“talk”)
Noun
samtala f (genitive singular samtalu, plural samtalur)
Declension
| f1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | samtala | samtalan | samtalur | samtalurnar |
| accusative | samtalu | samtaluna | samtalur | samtalurnar |
| dative | samtalu | samtaluni | samtalum | samtalunum |
| genitive | samtalu | samtalunnar | samtala | samtalanna |
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Noun
samtala m or f
- definite feminine singular of samtale
Swedish
Verb
samtala (present samtalar, preterite samtalade, supine samtalat, imperative samtala)
- to talk, to converse (within a group or with someone else)
- Efter maten satte vi oss i soffan och drack kaffe och samtalade
- After dinner, we sat down on the couch and had coffee and talked
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | samtala | samtalas | ||
| supine | samtalat | samtalats | ||
| imperative | samtala | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | samtalen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | samtalar | samtalade | samtalas | samtalades |
| ind. plural1 | samtala | samtalade | samtalas | samtalades |
| subjunctive2 | samtale | samtalade | samtales | samtalades |
| present participle | samtalande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.