ålägga

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Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish ālæggia, from Old Norse leggja á, from Proto-Germanic *analagjaną. Equivalent to å (“on (obsolete)”) +‎ lägga (“lay”). Cognate with German anlegen, English onlay.

Pronunciation

Verb

ålägga (present ålägger, preterite ålade, supine ålagt, imperative ålägg)

  1. to impose a formal requirement (on someone, to do or not do something); to impose, to prescribe, (of a punishment) to inflict
    Synonym: förelägga
    De ålades att betala en miljon kronor i böter
    A fine of a million SEK was imposed on them ("They were ordered to pay a million SEK fine")

Conjugation

Conjugation of ålägga (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive ålägga åläggas
Supine ålagt ålagts
Imperative ålägg —
Imper. plural1 åläggen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative ålägger ålade åläggs, ålägges ålades
Ind. plural1 ålägga ålade åläggas ålades
Subjunctive2 ålägge ålade ålägges ålades
Participles
Present participle åläggande
Past participle ålagd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

References

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