låtsas

Swedish

Etymology

Formed from låts, present tense of låtas, itself inherited from Old Norse látast.

Pronunciation
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Verb

låtsas (present låtsas, preterite låtsades, supine låtsats, imperative låtsas)

  1. (deponent) to pretend
    Vi kan inte längre låtsas att allt går bra
    We can no longer pretend that everything's fine
    Han låtsades inte höra mig
    He pretended not to hear me
    De låtsades vara björnar
    They pretended to be bears

Conjugation
Conjugation of låtsas (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive — låtsas
Supine — låtsats
Imperative — låtsas
Imper. plural1 — låtsens
Present Past Present Past
Indicative — — låtsas låtsades
Ind. plural1 — — låtsas låtsades
Subjunctive2 — — låtses låtsades
Participles
Present participle låtsandes
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

References
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