ljuga

See also: leogan, ljúga, and ljúğa

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• ljuge
• lyga, lyge

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.

Synonyms

• skrøna

References

• “ljuga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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/

• Audio:

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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

• blåljuga
• ljugarbänk

Related terms

• beljuga
• förljugen
• lögn
• lögnare

References

• ljuga in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• ljuga in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)