Bavarian edit

Etymology edit

der- +‎ woatn. Cognate with German erwarten.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /d̥ɐˈvɔɐ̯d̥n̩/, [d̥ɐˈvɔɐ̯d̥ːn̩]
  • Hyphenation: der‧woatn

Verb edit

derwoatn (past participle derwoat)

  1. (transitive) to expect, to consider likely
    I derwoat ma nix.I don't expect anything.
  2. (transitive)to wait for someone or something to arrive
    I ko's scho nimmer derwoatn!I can't wait!

Conjugation edit

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