ljuga
Meaning
lie
In Swedish: inte tala sanning, luras
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att ljuga | to lie |
|---|---|---|
| Present | ljuger | jag ljuger |
| Past | ljög | jag ljög |
| Supine | ljugit | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har ljugit | jag har ljugit |
| Past perfect | hade ljugit | jag hade ljugit |
| Future | ska ljuga | or: kommer att ljuga |
| Conditional | skulle ljuga | jag skulle ljuga |
| Imperative | ljug! | a command |
| Present participle | ljugande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | ljugas |
|---|---|
| Present | ljugs |
| Past | ljögs |
| Supine | ljugits |
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 ljuger. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise ljuga
1 / 2Yesterday I … (ljuga). Which is the past tense?
ljuga in a sentence
- 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.
Questions
What does ljuga mean in English?
ljuga means “lie”.
What is the past tense of ljuga?
The past tense of ljuga is ljög (“jag ljög”). The supine is ljugit, used in “jag har ljugit”.
What is the present tense of ljuga?
ljuger, the same for every person: jag ljuger, du ljuger, vi ljuger.
Similar words
tala osanning
Origin
From Old Swedish liūgha, from Old Norse ljúga, from Proto-Germanic *leuganą, from Proto-Indo-European *lewgʰ- (“to tell a lie”).
Nearby common words
ljuga is number 732 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 728toppen terrific
- 729aning idea, clue
- 730tillräckligt enough, sufficiently, enough
- 731offer victim, sacrifice
- 733stod stood
- 734trött tired
- 735information information, information (counter)
- 736trevlig pleasant
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