forventning

Danish

Etymology

forvente (“expect”) +‎ -ning

Noun

forventning c (singular definite forventningen, plural indefinite forventninger)

1. expectation

   Han var bange for ikke at kunne leve op til farens forventninger.

   He was afraid of not being able to live up to his father's expectations.

2. the state of being expectant

   Børnene var fulde af forventning.

   The children were full of expectation.

Declension

Declension of forventning

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	forventning	forventningen	forventninger	forventningerne
genitive	forventnings	forventningens	forventningers	forventningernes

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From forvente +‎ -ning.

Noun

forventning f or m (definite singular forventninga or forventningen, indefinite plural forventninger, definite plural forventningene)

1. an expectation

Derived terms

• forventningsfull

References

• “forventning” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• forventing

Etymology

From forvente +‎ -ning.

Noun

forventning f (definite singular forventninga, indefinite plural forventningar, definite plural forventningane)

1. an expectation

Derived terms

• forventningsfull

References

• “forventning” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.