lägga
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish læggia, from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną. Causative of *ligjaną (see ligga).
Pronunciation
Verb
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 put 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.
- Jag lade jeansen på sängen.
- 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.
- Jag är säker på att jag lade nyckeln i den fickan.
- 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 but had to lie down for a little while.
- Sara kände sig inte så bra utan fick lägga sig en stund.
- (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?
- När brukar ni lägga barnen?
- (reflexive) to go to bed; to go to sleep
- Jag tänker lägga mig tidigt ikväll.
- I intend to get to bed early tonight.
- Jag tänker lägga mig tidigt ikväll.
- lay; to install e.g. flooring or a roof
- lay; give birth to (about egg)
- 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.
- När det var ett varv kvar lade han sig precis bakom ledaren.
Conjugation
Conjugation of lägga (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | lägga | läggas | ||
Supine | lagt | lagts | ||
Imperative | lägg | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | läggen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | lägger | lade | läggs, lägges | lades |
Ind. 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. |
Synonyms
- (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
Related terms
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See also
References
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