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vænta

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See also: vänta

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse vænta, from Proto-Germanic *wēnatjaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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vænta (third person singular past indicative væntaði, third person plural past indicative væntaðu, supine væntað)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to expect [with av (+ dative) ‘from’]
    Eg veit ikki hvat tú væntar av mær
    I don't know what you're expecting from me

Conjugation

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Conjugation of vænta (group v-30)
infinitive vænta
supine væntað
participle (a6)1 væntandi væntaður
present past
first singular vænti væntaði
second singular væntar væntaði
third singular væntar væntaði
plural vænta væntaðu
imperative
singular vænta!
plural væntið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Derived terms

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse vænta, from Proto-Germanic *wēnatjaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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vænta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative vænti, supine vænt)

  1. to expect [with genitive]

Conjugation

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