önska
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editönska (present önskar, preterite önskade, supine önskat, imperative önska)
- to wish
Conjugation
editConjugation 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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