forventning

Danish

Etymology

forvente (“expect”) +‎ -ning

Noun

forventning c (singular definite forventningen, plural indefinite forventninger)

  1. expectation
    Han var bange for ikke at kunne leve op til farens forventninger.
    He was afraid of not being able to live up to his father's expectations.
  2. the state of being expectant
    Børnene var fulde af forventning.
    The children were full of expectation.

Declension
Declension of forventning
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative forventning forventningen forventninger forventningerne
genitive forventnings forventningens forventningers forventningernes

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From forvente +‎ -ning

Noun

forventning f or m (definite singular forventninga or forventningen, indefinite plural forventninger, definite plural forventningene)

  1. an expectation

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms
  • forventing

Etymology

From forvente +‎ -ning

Noun

forventning f (definite singular forventninga, indefinite plural forventningar, definite plural forventningane)

  1. an expectation

Derived terms

References
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