hlusta

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hlusta, equivalent to hlust (ear) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

Verb

hlusta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hlustaði, supine hlustað)

  1. to listen (with á + accusative = "to" something)
    Alltaf þegar ég hlusta á fólk syngja, þá líður mér mjög vel.
    Whenever I listen to people sing, I feel very good.

Conjugation

hlusta – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur hlusta
supine sagnbót hlustað
present participle
hlustandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég hlusta hlustaði hlusti hlustaði
þú hlustar hlustaðir hlustir hlustaðir
hann, hún, það hlustar hlustaði hlusti hlustaði
plural við hlustum hlustuðum hlustum hlustuðum
þið hlustið hlustuðuð hlustið hlustuðuð
þeir, þær, þau hlusta hlustuðu hlusti hlustuðu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú hlusta (þú), hlustaðu
plural þið hlustið (þið), hlustiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
hlustast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur hlustast
supine sagnbót hlustast
present participle
hlustandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég hlustast hlustaðist hlustist hlustaðist
þú hlustast hlustaðist hlustist hlustaðist
hann, hún, það hlustast hlustaðist hlustist hlustaðist
plural við hlustumst hlustuðumst hlustumst hlustuðumst
þið hlustist hlustuðust hlustist hlustuðust
þeir, þær, þau hlustast hlustuðust hlustist hlustuðust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú hlustast (þú), hlustastu
plural þið hlustist (þið), hlustisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
hlustaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
hlustaður hlustuð hlustað hlustaðir hlustaðar hlustuð
accusative
(þolfall)
hlustaðan hlustaða hlustað hlustaða hlustaðar hlustuð
dative
(þágufall)
hlustuðum hlustaðri hlustuðu hlustuðum hlustuðum hlustuðum
genitive
(eignarfall)
hlustaðs hlustaðrar hlustaðs hlustaðra hlustaðra hlustaðra
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
hlustaði hlustaða hlustaða hlustuðu hlustuðu hlustuðu
accusative
(þolfall)
hlustaða hlustuðu hlustaða hlustuðu hlustuðu hlustuðu
dative
(þágufall)
hlustaða hlustuðu hlustaða hlustuðu hlustuðu hlustuðu
genitive
(eignarfall)
hlustaða hlustuðu hlustaða hlustuðu hlustuðu hlustuðu

Derived terms