låta
Norwegian Nynorsk
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Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
låta (present tense læt, past tense lét, past participle låte, present participle låtande, imperative låt)
- to sound (make sound)
- Det pianoet læt fælt.
- That piano sounds awful.
References
- “låta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish lāta, from Old Norse láta, from Proto-Germanic *lētaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁d- (“to let (go), be tired”).
Pronunciation
Verb
låta
- to make sound
- Det pianot låter förfärligt!
- That piano sounds awful!
- Det låter som om det behöver stämmas.
- It sounds like it needs tuning.
- Det pianot låter förfärligt!
- to sound; to seem; to appear
- Det låter som en bra idé!
- That sounds like a good idea!
- Hon lät inte glad.
- She didn't sound happy.
- Det låter som en bra idé!
- to allow; to let
- Låter du honom se på tv så här sent?
- Do you let him watch TV this late?
- Låt den rätte komma in.
- Let the right one in.
- Låter du honom se på tv så här sent?
Conjugation
Conjugation of låta (class 7 strong)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | låta | låtas | ||
Supine | låtit | låtits | ||
Imperative | låt | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | låten | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | låter | lät | låts, låtes | läts |
Ind. plural1 | låta | läto | låtas | lätos |
Subjunctive2 | låte | läte | låtes | lätes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | låtande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
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