ljuga

See also: leogan, ljúga, and ljúğa

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse ljúga.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈ(l)jʉːɡa/

Verb

ljuga (present tense lyg, past tense laug, past participle loge, passive infinitive ljugast, present participle ljugande, imperative ljug)

  1. to lie (tell an intentional untruth)

Conjugation
Conjugation of ljuga — (strong class 2)
infinitive ljuga, ljuge
present participle ljugande
past participle logen
supine loge
indicative present past
singular lyg, lyger2 laug
plural1 ljuga lugo
subjunctive present past
ljuge ―
imperative present
singular ljug
plural1 ljuge
1Rare today. 2Unofficial today.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish liūgha, from Old Norse ljúga, from Proto-Germanic *leuganą, from Proto-Indo-European *lewgʰ- (“to tell a lie”). Cognate with Danish lyve, Faroese ljúgva (whence lúgva), Icelandic ljúga, Norwegian Bokmål lyve and Norwegian Nynorsk ljuga.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²jʉːɡa/
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Verb

ljuga (present ljuger, preterite ljög, supine ljugit, imperative ljug)

  1. to lie, to tell an untruth
    Politikerna drar sig inte för att ljuga sina väljare rakt upp i ansiktet.
    The politicians do not hesitate to lie to their voters straight to their faces.
    Jag skulle ljuga, om jag sade, att jag älskar människorna.
    I would be lying if I said that I loved mankind.

Conjugation
Conjugation of ljuga (class 2 strong)
Active Passive
Infinitive ljuga ljugas
Supine ljugit ljugits
Imperative ljug —
Imper. plural1 ljugen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative ljuger ljög ljugs, ljuges ljögs
Ind. plural1 ljuga ljögo ljugas ljögos
Subjunctive2 ljuge ljöge ljuges ljöges
Participles
Present participle ljugande
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

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