låta
Meaning
let; sound; allow; have (get) sth. [done]
In Swedish: höras, ljuda
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att låta | to let |
|---|---|---|
| Present | låter | jag låter |
| Past | lät | jag lät |
| Supine | låtit | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har låtit | jag har låtit |
| Past perfect | hade låtit | jag hade låtit |
| Future | ska låta | or: kommer att låta |
| Conditional | skulle låta | jag skulle låta |
| Imperative | låt! | a command |
| Present participle | låtande | -ing, used as an adjective |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | låtas |
|---|---|
| Present | låts |
| Past | läts |
| Supine | låtits |
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 låter. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise låta
1 / 2Yesterday I … (låta). Which is the past tense?
låta in a sentence
- bilen låter som en traktorthe car sounds more like a tractor
- du låter argyou sound angry
- Jag låter mig inte skrämmas!I am not going to let myself be frightened!
- Låt mig få se!Let me see!
- han lät renovera lägenhetenhe had his flat renovated
- Det pianot låter förfärligt!That piano sounds awful!
- Det låter som om det behöver stämmas.It sounds like it needs tuning.
- Det låter som en bra idé!That sounds like a good idea!
Expressions
- låt bli att störa mig!leave me alone!
Questions
What does låta mean in English?
låta means “let, sound”.
What is the past tense of låta?
The past tense of låta is lät (“jag lät”). The supine is låtit, used in “jag har låtit”.
What is the present tense of låta?
låter, the same for every person: jag låter, du låter, vi låter.
Similar words
Origin
From Old Swedish lāta, from Old Norse láta, from Proto-Germanic *lētaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁d- (“to let (go), be tired”).
Nearby common words
låta is number 167 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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