arbeiða

See also: arbeida

Faroese

Etymology

From Danish arbejde, from Middle Low German arbeiden, cf. also German arbeiten (“to work”) and Gothic 𐌰𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (arbaidjan).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈaɹpaiːja]

Verb

arbeiða (third person singular past indicative arbeiddi, supine arbeitt)

  1. to work, to labour
    Eg arbeiði sum blaðmaður.
    I am a journalist.
    (literally, “I work as a journalist.”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of arbeiða (group v-3)
infinitive arbeiða
supine arbeitt
present past
first singular arbeiði arbeiddi
second singular arbeiðir arbeiddi
third singular arbeiðir arbeiddi
plural arbeiða arbeiddu
participle (a18)1 arbeiðandi arbeiddur
imperative
singular arbeið!
plural arbeiðið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

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