Contionary:vasa

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

vasa (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

Conjugation of véja — positive (strong class 5)

	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

Conjugation of véja — negative (strong class 5)

	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