ljuga

See also: leogan, ljúga, and ljúğa

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

ljuge
lyga, lyge

Etymology

From Old Norse ljúga.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈ(l)jʉːɡa/

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)

indicative	present	past
infinitive	ljuga, ljuge
present participle	ljugande
past participle	logen
supine	loge
singular	lyg, lyger²	laug
plural¹	ljuga	lugo
subjunctive	present	past
	ljuge	―
imperative	present
singular	ljug
plural¹	ljuge

¹Rare today. ²Unofficial today.

Synonyms

skrøna

References

“ljuga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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

IPA^(key): /²jʉːɡa/
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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)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	ljuga		ljugas
Supine	ljugit		ljugits
Imperative	ljug		—
Imper. plural¹	ljugen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	ljuger	ljög	ljugs, ljuges	ljögs
Ind. plural¹	ljuga	ljögo	ljugas	ljögos
Subjunctive²	ljuge	ljöge	ljuges	ljöges
	Participles
Present participle	ljugande
Past participle	—
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

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References