väntade

Väntade is a Swedish word that functions as the simple past tense form of the verb vänta, meaning to wait or to anticipate. It is used to describe actions that occurred in the past for all persons (jag väntade, du väntade, han väntade, vi väntade, ni väntade, de väntade). The form is common in both narrative and everyday speech and can convey a straightforward recounting of past waiting or anticipation.

As an adjective, the past participle väntat is used to describe something that was expected or anticipated. This usage appears in phrases such as ett väntat besked or ett väntat resultat, where the meaning is that the outcome or information was foreseen or looked forward to. In Swedish, participial adjectives like väntat can modify nouns across genders and numbers (ett väntat besked, flera väntade besked).

In practical use, väntade often appears in temporal contexts, such as describing waiting periods, delays, or periods of anticipation. It can coexist with adverbs of time to specify when the waiting occurred, for example "Jag väntade i nästan två timmar" or "Vi väntade tills tåget kom." The term remains neutral and versatile, functioning as a plain past tense descriptor and as part of adjectival phrases to express expectancy.