ljuga

See also: leogan, ljúga, and ljúğa

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

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
present past
indicative singular lyg, lyger2 laug
indicative plural1 ljuga lugo
subjunctive ljuge
imperative singular ljug
imperative plural1 ljuge

1 Rare today.
2 Unofficial today.

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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/
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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
present participle ljugande
past participle

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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