| Part of speech | adverb |
|---|---|
| Hyphenation | van·e |
| Afrikaans | vergeefs |
|---|---|
| Albanian | kot |
| Danish | forgæves |
| Dutch | tevergeefs; vergeefs |
| English | in vain; uselessly; to no avail |
| Faeroese | til einkis |
| French | en vain |
| German | umsonst; vergebens; vergeblich |
| Italian | invano |
| Polish | daremnie |
| Portuguese | debalde; em vão; inutilmente |
| Saterland Frisian | ferjeeuwens; uumsonst; uundöimich |
| Spanish | en vano |
| Swedish | förgäves |
| Turkish | beyhude |