ligga

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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Verb[edit]

ligga (present tense ligg, past tense låg, past participle lege, passive infinitive liggast, present participle liggande, imperative ligg)

  1. Alternative form of liggja

Noun[edit]

ligga n

  1. definite plural of ligg

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish liggia, from Old Norse liggja, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Verb[edit]

ligga (present ligger, preterite låg, supine legat, imperative ligg)

  1. to lie; be in a horizontal position
  2. to lie; to be placed or situated
    Boken ligger på bordetThe book is lying on the table
    Han ligger etta / Han ligger på första platsHe's in first place
  3. to be enrolled (at a university)
    Han låg i UmeåHe studied (at the university) in Umeå
  4. (colloquial, with med (with)) to have sex
    Jag har legat med honom
    I have had sex with him
    Har ni legat?
    Have you had sex?
    Fick du ligga?
    Did you score?

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