lata
Meaning
See lata sig (“be lazy”).
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att lata | to See lata sig |
|---|---|---|
| Present | latar | jag latar |
| Past | latade | jag latade |
| Supine | latat | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har latat | jag har latat |
| Past perfect | hade latat | jag hade latat |
| Future | ska lata | or: kommer att lata |
| Conditional | skulle lata | jag skulle lata |
| Imperative | lata! | a command |
| Present participle | latande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | latas |
|---|---|
| Present | latas |
| Past | latades |
| Supine | latats |
Group 1: -ar verbs. Present -ar, past -ade, supine -at. The largest and most regular group. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use latar. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise lata
1 / 2Yesterday I … (lata). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does lata mean in English?
lata means “See lata sig (“be lazy”).”.
What is the past tense of lata?
The past tense of lata is latade (“jag latade”). The supine is latat, used in “jag har latat”.
What is the present tense of lata?
latar, the same for every person: jag latar, du latar, vi latar.
Nearby common words
lata is number 5,143 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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- 5,145släkte species, family
- 5,146psykisk psychic, mental
- 5,147vårdnad custody, custody of a child
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary