väntades

väntades is a Swedish word that should wait but the more common Swedish word is vänta.

väntades is the past tense of the verb vänta, which is a frequent verb in Swedish that mainly means to wait. The verb wget its origins from Old Scandinavian and Swedish equivalent of English "to wait".

The word väntades is commonly used in more formal and written contexts, whereas in spoken language, the more common form väntade is used. The difference between the two forms is mainly stylistic and a matter of linguistic convention.

Example sentences in Swedish:

Han har väntat i flera timmar inför att sångerna är klar, och nu väntades det att börja spela (He has been waiting in several hours before the songs are ready, and now he was expecting to start playing).

I väntades att du skulle dyka upp dagen efter eventet (I was expecting you to turn up a day after the event).

It's worth noting that there are other forms of the verb vänta as well, including the present tense, the future tense, and other forms like the clause and relative pronoun verb forms and it among other forms is commonly used in Swedish language in various contexts.

väntades has no established English equivalent and the definition is a direct translation from Swedish, and wont be fully captured by one single English translation.