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lysa

shine, proclaim, announce, make known

Meaning

shine; proclaim; announce; make known

In Swedish: ge ifrån sig ljus, skina

Conjugation

Conjugation of lysa (shine)
Infinitive	att lysa	to shine
Present	lyser	jag lyser
Past	lyste	jag lyste
Supine	lyst	used after har / hade
Perfect	har lyst	jag har lyst
Past perfect	hade lyst	jag hade lyst
Future	ska lysa	or: kommer att lysa
Conditional	skulle lysa	jag skulle lysa
Imperative	lys!	a command
Present participle	lysande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	lyst	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of lysa
Infinitive	lysas
Present	lyses
Past	lystes
Supine	lysts

Group 2: -er verbs. Present -er, past -de or -te (after a voiceless consonant), supine -t. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use lyser. See the four verb groups explained.

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Yesterday I … (lysa). Which is the past tense?

lysa in a sentence

solen lyser
the sun is shining
Lys med ficklampan!
Light it up with your torch!
lysa frid över någons minne
proclaim the wish that sby rest in peace

Expressions

lysa upp
brighten up
lysa med sin frånvaro
be conspicuous by one's absence

Questions

What does lysa mean in English?

lysa means “shine, proclaim”.

What is the past tense of lysa?

The past tense of lysa is lyste (“jag lyste”). The supine is lyst, used in “jag har lyst”.

What is the present tense of lysa?

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

Similar words

flammaskina

Origin

From Old Swedish lȳsa, from Old Norse lýsa.

Nearby common words

lysa is number 2,537 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

2,532höghet highness, majesty
2,533inträffa happen, occur
2,534bensin gasoline (US), petrol
2,535insistera insist
2,538tjänare servant
2,539sämre worse
2,540afrika africa
2,541mönster pattern, model

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