láta

See also: lata, Lata, latâ, latā, låta, and łata

Faroese

Verb

láta (third person singular past indicative læt, third person plural past indicative lótu, supine látið)

1. to behave, to act
2. to utter a sound

Conjugation

   Conjugation of láta

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infinitive	láta
present participle	látandi
past participle a26	látin
supine	látið
number	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	all
indicative	eg	tú	hann/hon/tað	vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum
present	láti	letur	letur	láta
past	læt	lætst	læt	lótu
imperative	–	tú	–	tit
present	—	lát!	—	látið!

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlauːta/

  Rhymes: -auːta

Verb

láta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative lét, third-person plural past indicative létu, supine látið)

1. (transitive, takes the accusative) to put ^syn.

   Hvert léstu fartölvuna mína?

   Where did you put my laptop?

2. (transitive, takes the accusative) to lose, to let go ^deriv. syn.
3. (transitive, takes the accusative) to let, to make, to have ^deriv. syn.
4. (transitive, takes the accusative) to behave, to act ^deriv. syn.
5. (impersonal)

   Er til lengdar lætur.

   In the long run.

   Ég veiddi fimm fiska á tíma þegar best lét.

   I caught five fish per hour at best.

   Eins og að líkum lætur.

   As may be expected.

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

• (put): ^def. setja
• (let go): ^def. deriv. sleppa
• (let): ^def. deriv. leyfa að gerast, leyfa að gerist
• (behave): ^def. deriv. hegða sér

Derived terms

uncategorized, derived terms from the verb láta

• látast
• látinn
• láta viðgangast
• láta sem vind um eyru þjóta
• láta eins og vind um eyru þjóta
• láta hendur standa fram úr ermum
• láta í té
• vant við látinn

• vel látinn
• láta vita
• láta lífið
• láta í friði
• láta öllum illum látum
• eins og að líkum lætur
• látast
• láta sigla sinn sjó

(let go): ^def. syn. derived terms from the verb láta

• láta lausan
• láta lífið

• láta sig

(let): ^def. syn. derived terms from the verb láta

• láta vera
• láta vera að gera

• láta gera

(behave): ^def. syn. derived terms from the verb láta

• láta illa