välja

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See also: Väljä, väljä, and Valja

Estonian[edit]

Noun[edit]

välja

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

Adverb[edit]

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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /²vɛlːja/
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Verb[edit]

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

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