önska

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish ȳskia, ø̄skia, from Old Norse œskja (“wish”), from Proto-Germanic *wunskijaną (“to wish”). The 'n' stems from influence from Middle Low German wunschen. Compare German wünschen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

önska (present önskar, preterite önskade, supine önskat, imperative önska)

  1. to wish

Conjugation

Conjugation of önska (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive önska önskas
Supine önskat önskats
Imperative önska —
Imper. plural1 önsken —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative önskar önskade önskas önskades
Ind. plural1 önska önskade önskas önskades
Subjunctive2 önske önskade önskes önskades
Participles
Present participle önskande
Past participle önskad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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