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lägga

put, place, set, lay/²lɛɡa/

Meaning

put; place; set; lay

In Swedish: få att ligga (mot underlaget)

Conjugation

Conjugation of lägga (put)
Infinitiveatt läggato put
Presentläggerjag lägger
Pastladejag lade
Supinelagtused after har / hade
Perfecthar lagtjag har lagt
Past perfecthade lagtjag hade lagt
Futureska läggaor: kommer att lägga
Conditionalskulle läggajag skulle lägga
Imperativelägg!a command
Present participleläggande-ing, used as an adjective
Past participlelagdused like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of lägga
Infinitiveläggas
Presentläggs
Pastlades
Supinelagts

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 lägger. See the four verb groups explained.

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lägga in a sentence

  • Lägg boken på bordet!
    Put the book on the table!
  • lägga ett brev på brevlådan
    drop a letter into the mailbox
  • lägga pussel
    do a jigsaw puzzle
  • Lägg jeansen på sängen!
    Put the jeans on the bed!
  • Ställ boken på bordet!
    Put the book upright on the table!
  • Lägg boken i högen!
    Put the book in the heap!
  • Lägg korten på bordet!
    Put your cards on the table!

Expressions

  • lägga på luren
    hang up
  • lägga märke till
    pay attention to

Questions

What does lägga mean in English?

lägga means “put, place”.

What is the past tense of lägga?

The past tense of lägga is lade (“jag lade”). The supine is lagt, used in “jag har lagt”.

What is the present tense of lägga?

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

Origin

From Old Swedish læggia, from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic *lagjaną.

Nearby common words

lägga is number 352 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 348galen mad, crazy
  • 349hörd heard (listened to), interrogated (short for förhörd)
  • 350tänk Expresses (mild) thoughtful amazement.
  • 351fatta understand, get
  • 353idag today, today (on the current day)
  • 354sagt said
  • 355månad month
  • 356faktiskt as a matter of fact
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