väntade

väntade

"Waited."

In this sentence, 'väntade' is used in past tense to describe the action of waiting for the bus.

Jag väntade på bussen i en timme.

I waited for the bus for an hour.

Here, 'väntade' is part of the reflexive phrase 'väntade sig,' indicating the action of expecting something.

Hon väntade sig en stor överraskning vid festen.

She expected a big surprise at the party.

In this usage, 'väntade med att' implies delaying or postponing an action until a certain condition is met.

Vi väntade med att berätta tills alla var samlade.

We delayed telling until everyone was gathered.