lattja
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From lattjo + -a, from Tavringer Romani lattjo (“good, fine”), Romani laćho (“good”), same root as in Sanskrit लक्ष्मी (lakṣmī, “good fortune, wealth”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
lattja (present lattjar, preterite lattjade, supine lattjat, imperative lattja)
- (colloquial) to play, to have fun, to mess around, to joke
Usage notes[edit]
- Can be used with particles such as runt (“around”).
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of lattja (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | lattja | lattjas | ||
| Supine | lattjat | lattjats | ||
| Imperative | lattja | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | lattjen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | lattjar | lattjade | lattjas | lattjades |
| Ind. plural1 | lattja | lattjade | lattjas | lattjades |
| Subjunctive2 | lattje | lattjade | lattjes | lattjades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | lattjande | |||
| Past participle | lattjad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||