Contionary:vaja

Jugsnorsk

Etymology

Inherited from Varhúsnorsk węja, from Old Norse vera (Eastern wæʀa). Cognate to Danish være, Icelandic vera, Norwegian være, Swedish vara.

Alternative forms

ǫja (with w- assimilation)

Pronunciation

• (Jugsnorsk) IPA^(key): /ˈʋa.jɐ/; [ˈʋɑ.jɐ], [ˈʋɒ.jɐ]

Verb

vaja (present vaj- or 'j-, past váj-)

1. (ambitransitive) to be
   1. (transitive, copulative) to be

      k'ju (< ęk vaju) sélā!

      I'm happy!

   2. (intransitive) to exist
2. (auxiliary, with supine) used to form the future tense

   ę'gátt'jut (<ęk gátt vajut) 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. Also as with hava, when used as an auxiliary, it is always shortened and appended to the end of the other verb's supine form, thus átt'ju, not átt vaju nor (va)ju átt.

Note that 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

Inflection of vaja (Positive, Strong class 5)

non-finites	active		mediopassive
	present	past	present	past
infinitive	vaja	vája	vajask	vájask
participle	vajaddi	véðj	vajaddisk	vétsk
supine	—	vét	—	vétsk
indicative	present	past	present	past
singular	vaju	váju	vajusk	vájusk
plural	vajū	vájū	vajūsk	vájūsk
subjunctive	present	past	present	past
singular	vaji	váji	vajisk	vájisk
plural	vajī	vájī	vajīsk	vájīsk
imperative	present		present
singular	vé		vésk
plural	vajið		vajitsk

Inflection of vaja (Negative, Strong class 5)

non-finites	active		mediopassive
	present	past	present	past
infinitive	vajat	vájat	vajaska	vájaska
participle	vajaddit	véðjat	vajaddiska	vétska
supine	—	vétat	—	vétska
indicative	present	past	present	past
singular	vajut	vájut	vajuska	vájuska
plural	vajūt	vájūt	vajūska	vájūska
subjunctive	present	past	present	past
singular	vajit	vájit	vajiska	vájiska
plural	vajīt	vájīt	vajīska	vájīska
imperative	present		present
singular	vajat		véska
plural	vajiðat		vajitska