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Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
ligga (present tense ligg, past tense låg, past participle lege, passive infinitive liggast, present participle liggande, imperative ligg)
- Alternative form of liggja
Noun
ligga n
- definite plural of ligg
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish liggia, from Old Norse liggja, from Proto-Germanic *ligjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-.
Pronunciation
Verb
ligga (present ligger, preterite låg, supine legat, imperative ligg)
- to lie; be in a horizontal position
Hon låg på marken- She was lying on the ground
- to lie; to be placed, situated, or located
Boken ligger på bordet- The book is lying on the table
Han ligger etta / Han ligger först / Han ligger på första plats- He's in first place
Visby ligger på Gotland- Visby is located on Gotland (an island)
Byn ligger fem kilometer härifrån- The village is five kilometers from here
- to be enrolled (at a university)
Han låg i Umeå- He studied (at the university) in Umeå
- (colloquial, transitively with med (“with”)) to have sex (with)
Jag har legat med honom- I have had sex with him
Har ni legat?- Have you had sex?
Fick du ligga?- Did you score?
Conjugation
Conjugation of ligga (class 5 strong)
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