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Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse ljúga.
Pronunciation
Verb
ljuga (present tense lyg, past tense laug, past participle loge, passive infinitive ljugast, present participle ljugande, imperative ljug)
- to lie (tell an intentional untruth)
Conjugation
Conjugation of ljuga — (strong class 2)
1Rare today. 2Unofficial today.
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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish liūgha, from Old Norse ljúga, from Proto-Germanic *leuganą, from Proto-Indo-European *lewgʰ- (“to tell a lie”). Cognate with Danish lyve, Faroese ljúgva (whence lúgva), Icelandic ljúga, Norwegian Bokmål lyve and Norwegian Nynorsk ljuga.
Pronunciation
Verb
ljuga (present ljuger, preterite ljög, supine ljugit, imperative ljug)
- to lie, to tell an untruth
Politikerna drar sig inte för att ljuga sina väljare rakt upp i ansiktet.- The politicians do not hesitate to lie to their voters straight to their faces.
Jag skulle ljuga, om jag sade, att jag älskar människorna.- I would be lying if I said that I loved mankind.
Conjugation
Conjugation of ljuga (class 2 strong)
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