ofta

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈofta/

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• Rhymes: -ofta
• Syllabification: of‧ta

Adjective

ofta (accusative singular oftan, plural oftaj, accusative plural oftajn)

1. frequent, common

   Antonym: malofta

Derived terms

adjectives

• malofta (“rare, uncommon”)
• neofta (“not common, infrequent”)

nouns

• oftaĵo (“a frequent occurrence”)

Related terms

• ofte
• ofto

Descendants

• Ido: ofta

Further reading

• “ofta”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “ofta”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse oft (“often”), opt (“oft, often”), from Proto-Germanic *ufta, *uftō (“often”).

Adverb

ofta

1. often, frequently

Romanian

Alternative forms

• офта (ofta) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Etymology

From oft, from aht .

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ofˈta/

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• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: of‧ta

Verb

a ofta (third-person singular present oftează, past participle oftat) 1st conjugation

1. to sigh

   Synonyms: suspina, geme

Conjugation

    conjugation of ofta (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a ofta
gerund			oftând
past participle			oftat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	oftez	oftezi	oftează	oftăm	oftați	oftează
	imperfect	oftam	oftai	ofta	oftam	oftați	oftau
	simple perfect	oftai	oftași	oftă	oftarăm	oftarăți	oftară
	pluperfect	oftasem	oftaseși	oftase	oftaserăm	oftaserăți	oftaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să oftez	să oftezi	să ofteze	să oftăm	să oftați	să ofteze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		oftează			oftați
	negative		nu ofta			nu oftați

Further reading

• “ofta”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɔfːta/

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Etymology 1

From Old Norse oft, from Proto-Germanic *ufta.

Adverb

ofta (comparative oftare, superlative oftast)

1. often

   Kommer du hit ofta?

   Do you come [to] here [hither] often?

Etymology 2

Perhaps an ironic reversal of sällan (“seldom, no way”).

Interjection

ofta

1. (slang) Expresses skepticism or surprise (incredulity).

   – Jag kan gå på händer runt huset. – Ofta.

   – I can walk on my hands around the house. – Yeah, right.

   Ofta att du kan gå på händer runt huset

   Yeah right, as if you can walk on your hands around the house

   Ofta! Du klarade det!

   What! You did it!

References

• “ofta”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “ofta”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “ofta”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• Slangopedia

Anagrams

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