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# {{eng|by accident}} {{+|_repetition of the subject}}
# {{eng|by accident}} {{+|_repetition of the subject}}
#: {{ex|rad|*Vánta ú* vast dișei.|I did it *by accident*.}}
#: {{ex|rad|*Vánta ú* vast dișei.|I did it *by accident*.}}
==== Related terms ====
{{columns|rad
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Revision as of 17:23, 26 August 2024

Radestrian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Grammaticalisation of vámta, the connegative of vámt (“to want”), likely via the phrasing “although [the subject] does/did not want this”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key)/ˈvaːnta/
  • Rhyme: -aːnta
  • Syllabification: ván–ta

Adverb

vánta (uncomparable)

  1. (colloquial) by accident

Preposition

vánta [with nominative]

  1. despite, in spite of
  2. by accident [with repetition of the subject]
    Vánta ú vast dișei.
    I did it by accident.

Related terms