Contionary:vasa
Jugsnorsk
Etymology
Inherited from Varhúsnorsk vęja, from Old Norse vera (Eastern wæʀa). Cognate to Danish være, Icelandic vera, Norwegian være, Swedish vara.
Alternative forms
ǫja (with w- assimilation)
Pronunciation
Verb
vasa
- (ambitransitive) to be
- (transitive, copulative) to be
- k'ju (< ęk vaju) sélā!
- I'm happy!
- (intransitive) to exist
- (transitive, copulative) to be
- (auxiliary, with supine) used to form the future tense
- k'jut (< ęk vajut) gátt hýp...?
- I won't get a puppy...?
Usage notes
When used with an adjective, vaja expresses permanent qualities, whereas hava expresses temporary qualities. Both vaja and hava take a nominative object when used as a copula.
As with hava, vaja rarely appears in its full form, especially for younger speakers, most often appearing with the va- removed, as 'ja
The mediopassive forms are rare or colloquial.
The present indicative forms often appear as a(j)- for older speakers, the active singular present indicative most often appearing as a
Inflection
| present | past | future | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | vaja | vája | vét'sa | ||||||||
| participle | vajaddi | véðj | vét'saddi | ||||||||
| supine | — | vét | — | ||||||||
| active | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive | imperative¹ | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | ||
| singular | vajý | vají | vé | vájý | vájí | vé | vét'sý | vét'sí | vét's | ||
| plural | vajuð | vajið | vajað | vájuð | vájið | vájað | vét'suð | vét'sið | vét'sað | ||
| mediopassive | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive | imperative¹ | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | ||
| singular | vajýsk | vajísk | vésk | vájýsk | vájísk | vésk | vét'sýsk | vét'sísk | vét'ssk | ||
| plural | vajutsk | vajitsk | vajatsk | vájutsk | vájitsk | vájatsk | vét'sutsk | vét'sitsk | vét'satsk | ||
1: past imperative is rare
| present | past | future | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | vajat | vájat | vét'sat | ||||||||
| participle | vajaddit | véðjat | vét'saddit | ||||||||
| supine | — | vétat | — | ||||||||
| active | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive | imperative¹ | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | ||
| singular | vajýt | vajít | vajat | vájýt | vájít | vájat | vét'sýt | vét'sít | vét'sat | ||
| plural | vajuðt | vajiðt | vajaðat | vájuðt | vájiðt | vájaðat | vét'suðt | vét'siðt | vét'saðat | ||
| mediopassive | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive | imperative¹ | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | ||
| singular | vajýska | vajíska | véska | vájýska | vájíska | véska | vét'sýska | vét'síska | vét'sska | ||
| plural | vajutska | vajitska | vajatska | vájutska | vájitska | vájatska | vét'sutska | vét'sitska | vét'satska | ||
1: past imperative is rare