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)
	present	past
infinitive	ljuga, ljuge
present participle	ljugande
past participle	logen
supine	loge

indicative singular	lyg, lyger²	laug
indicative plural¹	ljuga	lugo
subjunctive	ljuge	―

imperative singular	ljug
imperative plural¹	ljuge

¹ Rare today.
² Unofficial 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

present participle		ljugande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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