lägga
SwedishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old Swedish læggia, from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną. Causative of *ligjaną (see ligga).
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
lägga (present lägger, preterite lade, la, supine lagt, imperative lägg)
- lay, put; to place something down in a position of rest, in particular when it either lies down flat, or the eventual orientation doesn't matter, such as, in a heap.
- Jag lade jeansen på sängen. ― I laid the jeans on the bed.
- Kan du lägga boken på bordet? ― Could you please lay the book on the table?
- Lägg lite sand i burken. ― Put some sand in the can.
- to put (into a bag, in a pocket or in a box of some kind)
- Jag är säker på att jag lade nyckeln i den fickan. ― I'm positive I put the key in that pocket.
- to cause something or someone to lie down
- (reflexive) to lie down; to assume a reclining position.
- Sara kände sig inte så bra utan fick lägga sig en stund. ― Sara didn't feel very well and had to lie down for a little while.
- (reflexive, about snow) accumulate on the ground without melting
- (transitive) to put to bed
- När brukar ni lägga barnen? ― At which time do you usually put the kids to bed?
- (reflexive) to go to bed; to go to sleep
- Jag tänker lägga mig tidigt ikväll. ― I intend to go to bed early tonight.
- lay; to install e.g. flooring or a roof
- lay (an egg); give birth to
- Fågeln har bara lagt ett ägg. ― The bird has only laid one egg.
- fold into a shape suitable for storage (about large pieces of fabric, e.g. sheets or larger table cloths)
- (card games) to play (a card)
- (card games, reflexive) to fold; to cease to take further part in a certain deal; to withdraw from further betting
- (reflexive, with a preposition) to position oneself, with respect to someone else who is moving in the same direction
- När det var ett varv kvar lade han sig precis bakom ledaren. ― When there was one lap to go, he placed himself right behind the leader.
ConjugationEdit
Conjugation of lägga (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | lägga | läggas | ||
| Supine | lagt | lagts | ||
| Imperative | lägg | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | lägger | lade | läggs, lägges | lades |
| Indicative plural1 | lägga | lade | läggas | lades |
| Subjunctive2 | lägge | lade | lägges | lades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | läggande | |||
| Past participle | lagd | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
SynonymsEdit
- (to put into a pocket): stoppa ner
- (to put someone in bed): stoppa om (about small children), natta (about small children)
- (go to bed): gå och lägga sig, hoppa i säng, knyta sig, krypa till kojs
- (fold into a suitable shape): vika ihop (also about clothing in general)
- (play a card): spela ut
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