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luta

lean/²lʉːta/

luta as a verb

Meaning

lean

In Swedish: stå snett

Conjugation

Conjugation of luta (lean)
Infinitive	att luta	to lean
Present	lutar	jag lutar
Past	lutade	jag lutade
Supine	lutat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har lutat	jag har lutat
Past perfect	hade lutat	jag hade lutat
Future	ska luta	or: kommer att luta
Conditional	skulle luta	jag skulle luta
Imperative	luta!	a command
Present participle	lutande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	lutad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of luta
Infinitive	lutas
Present	lutas
Past	lutades
Supine	lutats

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 lutar. See the four verb groups explained.

luta as a noun(en luta)

Meaning

lute

Forms

Forms of luta
Singular, indefinite	en luta
Singular, definite	lutan
Plural, indefinite	lutor
Plural, definite	lutorna

luta is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor luta, den stora lutan. Check another noun

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luta in a sentence

tornet lutar
the tower is leaning
han lutade cykeln mot väggen
he leaned the bicycle against the wall
luta sig bakåt
lean backward
en backe lutar
a hill slopes
Om man lutar något så börjar det luta
If you tilt something, it starts to tilt
luta något mot något
lean something against something
luta sig mot något
lean [oneself] against something

Expressions

det lutar åt att vi åker ("vi har nästan bestämt oss för att åka") i morgon
it looks as if we'll be going ("we have almost decided to go") tomorrow

Questions

What does luta mean in English?

luta means “lean”.

Is it en luta or ett luta?

It is en luta, and “the lute” is lutan.

What is the plural of luta?

The plural of luta is lutor, and the definite plural is lutorna.

What is the past tense of luta?

The past tense of luta is lutade (“jag lutade”). The supine is lutat, used in “jag har lutat”.

What is the present tense of luta?

lutar, the same for every person: jag lutar, du lutar, vi lutar.

Origin

From Middle Low German lute

Nearby common words

luta is number 2,992 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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2,989huvudvärk headache (pain or ache in the head), a headache (problem)
2,990härinne in here (här + inne)
2,991täckt covered
2,993försäkring insurance
2,994stålar money
2,995passagerare passenger
2,996bälte zone, belt

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