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Swedish
Verb
lägga ner (present lägger ner, preterite lade, la ner, supine lagt ner, imperative lägg ner)
- to place lying (to lay) down somewhere
Hon lade ner handdukarna på golvet- She put the towels down on the floor ("Hon lade handdukarna på golvet" is equivalent)
- to put (into a bag, in a pocket, or in a box of some kind)
- Synonyms: lägga, stoppa, stoppa ner
Han lade ner böckerna i väskan- He put the books into the bag
- to close down, to discontinue; to end (a business, government agency, project, or other enterprise)
- Synonyms: (mostly businesses) slå igen, (mostly businesses) ta ner skylten (“take down the sign”)
Företaget lades ner efter ett katastrofalt år- The company was closed down after a catastrophic year
Hon funderade på att lägga ner gitarrprojektet- She was thinking of abandoning her guitar project
- (usually with på) to expend (some resource, like money or time or energy, towards some goal)
- Synonyms: lägga, (mostly about money) spendera
- Jag har lagt ner mycket tid på projektet ― I have spent a lot of time on the project
Conjugation
Conjugation of
lägga (weak)
See also