blåljuga
Meaning
to lie outright, to lie through one's teeth
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att blåljuga | to lie outright |
|---|---|---|
| Present | blåljuger | jag blåljuger |
| Past | blåljög | jag blåljög |
| Supine | blåljugit | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har blåljugit | jag har blåljugit |
| Past perfect | hade blåljugit | jag hade blåljugit |
| Future | ska blåljuga | or: kommer att blåljuga |
| Conditional | skulle blåljuga | jag skulle blåljuga |
| Imperative | blåljug! | a command |
| Present participle | blåljugande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | blåljugas |
|---|---|
| Present | blåljugs |
| Past | blåljögs |
| Supine | blåljugits |
Group 4: strong and irregular verbs. Strong verbs change their vowel and have a supine in -it (skriva, skrev, skrivit); irregular ones such as göra and ha follow no pattern. Both have to be learned one by one. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use blåljuger. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise blåljuga
1 / 2Yesterday I … (blåljuga). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does blåljuga mean in English?
blåljuga means “to lie outright, to lie through one's teeth”.
What is the past tense of blåljuga?
The past tense of blåljuga is blåljög (“jag blåljög”). The supine is blåljugit, used in “jag har blåljugit”.
What is the present tense of blåljuga?
blåljuger, the same for every person: jag blåljuger, du blåljuger, vi blåljuger.
Origin
blå + ljuga
Nearby common words
blåljuga is number 1,133 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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