vakta

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

vakta m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of vakt

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

vakta f

  1. definite singular of vakt

Verb

vakta (present tense vaktar, past tense vakta, past participle vakta, passive infinitive vaktast, present participle vaktande, imperative vakta/vakt)

  1. alternative form of vakte

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse vakta, from Middle Low German wachten, from Old Saxon *wahtōn, from Proto-West Germanic *wahtwēn (“to keep watch”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²vakta/

Verb

vakta (present vaktar, preterite vaktade, supine vaktat, imperative vakta)

  1. to guard (to protect from some offence)

Conjugation
Conjugation of vakta (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive vakta vaktas
Supine vaktat vaktats
Imperative vakta —
Imper. plural1 vakten —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative vaktar vaktade vaktas vaktades
Ind. plural1 vakta vaktade vaktas vaktades
Subjunctive2 vakte vaktade vaktes vaktades
Participles
Present participle vaktande
Past participle vaktad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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