vänta
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse vænta (“to expect”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²vɛnːta/
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Verb
vänta (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.
- (reflexive) to expect, to anticipate
- Jag väntar mig att det kommer att regna. ― I expect that it will rain.
Conjugation
| 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 |
| present participle | väntande | |||
| past participle | väntad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
Further reading
- vänta in Svensk ordbok.