lattja
Swedish
Etymology
From lattjo + -a, from Tavringer Romani lattjo (“good, fine”), Romani laćho (“good”), same root as in Sanskrit लक्ष्मी (lakṣmī, “good fortune, wealth”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²latɕa/
Verb
lattja (present lattjar, preterite lattjade, supine lattjat, imperative lattja)
- (colloquial) to play, to have fun, to mess around, to joke
Usage notes
- Can be used with particles such as runt (“around”).
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | lattja | lattjas | ||
| supine | lattjat | lattjats | ||
| imperative | lattja | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | lattjen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | lattjar | lattjade | lattjas | lattjades |
| ind. plural1 | lattja | lattjade | lattjas | lattjades |
| subjunctive2 | lattje | lattjade | lattjes | lattjades |
| present participle | lattjande | |||
| past participle | lattjad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.