vænta

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See also: vänta

Faroese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

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

nouns

References

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

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

  1. to expect

Conjugation