/²vɛnːta/
UrsprungFrom Old Norse vænta (“to expect”).
- intransitiveto wait
“Vi väntar på bussen.” — We're waiting for the bus.
“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. […]
- transitiveto wait for, to expect
“Hon väntar barn i april.” — She is expecting a child in April.
- reflexiveto expect, to anticipate
“Jag väntar mig att det kommer att regna.” — I expect that it will rain.
Formerväntar(present) · väntade(preterite) · väntat(supine) · vänta(imperative) · vänta(active, infinitive) · väntas(infinitive, passive) · väntat(active, supine) · väntats(passive, supine) · vänta(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · vänten(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · väntar(active, indicative, present) · väntade(active, indicative, past) · väntas(indicative, passive, present) · väntades(indicative, passive, past) · vänta(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · väntade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · väntas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · väntades(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)