välja
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Noun
välja
Adverb
välja (not comparable)
- (lative) out
- Ma astusin välja ja nägin suurt kilpkonna!
- I stepped out and saw a huge turtle!
- out; seen in phrases regarding emotions
- Ta peab end välja elama.
- He's gotta let it all out. (lit. "He has to live himself out")
- Ta nuttis silmad peast välja.
- She cried her heart out. (lit. "She cried her eyes out of her head")
- off
- Lülita raadio välja palun.
- Turn the radio off please.
- to, until (with terminative)
- Krunt ulatub selle põlluni välja.
- The property goes until that field.
- out, completely, fully
- Suvel tahaks end välja puhata.
- In the summer I'd like to rest myself fully.
- Seen in various phrasal verbs
Etymology
From Old Swedish vælia, from Old Norse velja, from Proto-Germanic *waljaną. Causative of *wiljaną (see vilja).
Pronunciation
Verb
välja (present väljer, preterite valde, supine valt, imperative välj)
- to choose
- Det var ett svårt val, men jag valde den gröna
- It was a tough choice, but I chose the green one
- to elect
- Han valdes till kung
- He was elected king
Conjugation
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | välja | väljas | ||
| Supine | valt | valts | ||
| Imperative | välj | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | väljen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | väljer | valde | väljs, väljes | valdes |
| Ind. plural1 | välja | valde | väljas | valdes |
| Subjunctive2 | välje | valde | väljes | valdes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | väljande | |||
| Past participle | vald | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Conjugation of välja (weak)
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