läsa

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish læsa, from Old Norse lesa, from Proto-Germanic *lesaną, from Proto-Indo-European *les-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛːˌsa/
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  • Hyphenation: lä‧sa

Verb

läsa (present läser, preterite läste, supine läst, imperative läs)

  1. to read (text)
    Jag läste en rolig bok
    I read a funny book
  2. to study, to read (usually at university)
    Jag läser biologi vid Uppsala universitet (more formally: Jag studerar biologi ...)
    I am studying biology at the University of Uppsala
    Jag ska läsa en kurs i programmering (more commonly: Jag ska ta en kurs ...)
    I am going to take a programming course
  3. to read (interpret, more generally)
    läsa ansikten
    read faces

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