välja

See also: Väljä, väljä, and Valja

Estonian

Noun

välja

  1. genitive singular of väli
  2. partitive singular of väli

Adverb

välja (not comparable)

  1. (lative) out
    Ma astusin välja ja nägin suurt kilpkonna!
    I stepped out and saw a huge turtle!
  2. 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")
  3. off
    Lülita raadio välja palun.
    Turn the radio off please.
  4. to, until (with terminative)
    Krunt ulatub selle põlluni välja.
    The property goes until that field.
  5. out, completely, fully
    Suvel tahaks end välja puhata.
    In the summer I'd like to rest myself fully.
  6. Seen in various phrasal verbs
    käima "to walk" → välja käima "to spend"
    nägema "to see" → välja nägema "to look like", "to appear", "to look", "to seem"

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish vælia, from Old Norse velja, from Proto-Germanic *waljaną. Causative of *wiljaną (see vilja).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²vɛlːja/
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Verb

välja (present väljer, preterite valde, supine valt, imperative välj)

  1. to choose
    Det var ett svårt val, men jag valde den gröna
    It was a tough choice, but I chose the green one
  2. to elect
    Han valdes till kung
    He was elected king

Conjugation
Conjugation of välja (weak)
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.

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