njóta
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse njóta, from Proto-Germanic *neutaną.
Verb
njóta (third person singular past indicative neyt, third person plural past indicative nutu, supine notið)
- to enjoy
Conjugation
| v-39 | ||||
| infinitive | njóta | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | njótandi | |||
| past participle a27 | notin | |||
| supine | notið | |||
| number | singular | plural | ||
| person | first | second | third | all |
| indicative | eg | tú | hann/hon/tað | vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum |
| present | njóti | nýtur | nýtur | njóta |
| past | neyt | neytst | neyt | nutu |
| imperative | – | tú | – | tit |
| present | — | njót! | — | njótið! |
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse njóta, from Proto-Germanic *neutaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnjouːta/
- Rhymes: -ouːta
Verb
njóta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative naut, third-person plural past indicative nutu, supine notið)
Conjugation
njóta — active voice (germynd)
| infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að njóta | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine (sagnbót) |
notið | ||||
| present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
njótandi | ||||
| indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
| present (nútíð) |
ég nýt | við njótum | present (nútíð) |
ég njóti | við njótum |
| þú nýtur | þið njótið | þú njótir | þið njótið | ||
| hann, hún, það nýtur | þeir, þær, þau njóta | hann, hún, það njóti | þeir, þær, þau njóti | ||
| past (þátíð) |
ég naut | við nutum | past (þátíð) |
ég nyti | við nytum |
| þú naust | þið nutuð | þú nytir | þið nytuð | ||
| hann, hún, það naut | þeir, þær, þau nutu | hann, hún, það nyti | þeir, þær, þau nytu | ||
| imperative (boðháttur) |
njót (þú) | njótið (þið) | |||
| Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
| njóttu | njótiði * | ||||
| * Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. | |||||
| infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að njótast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine (sagnbót) |
notist | ||||
| present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
njótandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses | ||||
| indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
| present (nútíð) |
ég nýst | við njótumst | present (nútíð) |
ég njótist | við njótumst |
| þú nýst | þið njótist | þú njótist | þið njótist | ||
| hann, hún, það nýst | þeir, þær, þau njótast | hann, hún, það njótist | þeir, þær, þau njótist | ||
| past (þátíð) |
ég naust | við nutumst | past (þátíð) |
ég nytist | við nytumst |
| þú naust | þið nutust | þú nytist | þið nytust | ||
| hann, hún, það naust | þeir, þær, þau nutust | hann, hún, það nytist | þeir, þær, þau nytust | ||
| imperative (boðháttur) |
njóst (þú) | njótist (þið) | |||
| Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
| njóstu | njótisti * | ||||
| * Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. | |||||
notinn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
| strong declension (sterk beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
| nominative (nefnifall) |
notinn | notin | notið | notnir | notnar | notin | |
| accusative (þolfall) |
notinn | notna | notið | notna | notnar | notin | |
| dative (þágufall) |
notnum | notinni | notnu | notnum | notnum | notnum | |
| genitive (eignarfall) |
notins | notinnar | notins | notinna | notinna | notinna | |
| weak declension (veik beyging) |
singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
| masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) |
masculine (karlkyn) |
feminine (kvenkyn) |
neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
| nominative (nefnifall) |
notni | notna | notna | notnu | notnu | notnu | |
| accusative (þolfall) |
notna | notnu | notna | notnu | notnu | notnu | |
| dative (þágufall) |
notna | notnu | notna | notnu | notnu | notnu | |
| genitive (eignarfall) |
notna | notnu | notna | notnu | notnu | notnu | |
Derived terms
- njóta sín
- láta njóta sannmælis (to do somebody justice, give sby his/her due)
- njóta við (Template:imp; to be alive, for others to have one's help, to be around)
- Meðan hans nýtur við.
- While he is around.
- Meðan hans nýtur við.
- njóta ekki sólar (of the sun; to be not shining)
- Hér nýtur ekki sólar.
- The sun doesn't shine here.
- Hér nýtur ekki sólar.
- njótast
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *neutaną.
Verb
njóta (singular past indicative naut, plural past indicative nutu, past participle notinn)
- (transitive, with genitive) to enjoy; to have the use or benefit of
- skal hann njóta draums síns
- he shall have his dream out
- (transitive, with genitive) to derive benefit from, profit by
- Egils nauztu at því, fǫður þíns
- you had your father Egill to thank for that
- (impersonal, with genitive)
- ekki nýtr sólar
- there is no sun
- (reciprocal) to enjoy each other
Conjugation
Conjugation of njóta — active (strong class 2)
| infinitive | njóta | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | njótandi | |
| past participle | notinn | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | nýt | naut |
| 2nd-person singular | nýtr | nauzt |
| 3rd-person singular | nýtr | naut |
| 1st-person plural | njótum | nutum |
| 2nd-person plural | njótið | nutuð |
| 3rd-person plural | njóta | nutu |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | njóta | nyta |
| 2nd-person singular | njótir | nytir |
| 3rd-person singular | njóti | nyti |
| 1st-person plural | njótim | nytim |
| 2nd-person plural | njótið | nytið |
| 3rd-person plural | njóti | nyti |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | njót | |
| 1st-person plural | njótum | |
| 2nd-person plural | njótið | |
Conjugation of njóta — mediopassive (strong class 2)
| infinitive | njótask | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | njótandisk | |
| past participle | notizk | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | njótumk | nutumk |
| 2nd-person singular | nýzk | nauzk |
| 3rd-person singular | nýzk | nauzk |
| 1st-person plural | njótumsk | nutumsk |
| 2nd-person plural | njótizk | nutuzk |
| 3rd-person plural | njótask | nutusk |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | njótumk | nytumk |
| 2nd-person singular | njótisk | nytisk |
| 3rd-person singular | njótisk | nytisk |
| 1st-person plural | njótimsk | nytimsk |
| 2nd-person plural | njótizk | nytizk |
| 3rd-person plural | njótisk | nytisk |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | njózk | |
| 1st-person plural | njótumsk | |
| 2nd-person plural | njótizk | |
Descendants
References
- njóta in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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