láta

See also: lata, Lata, latâ, latā, låta, and łata

Faroese

Verb

láta (third person singular past indicative læt, third person plural past indicative lótu, supine látið)

1. to behave, to act
2. to utter a sound

Conjugation

   Conjugation of láta

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infinitive	láta
present participle	látandi
past participle a26	látin
supine	látið
number	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	all
indicative	eg	tú	hann/hon/tað	vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum
present	láti	letur	letur	láta
past	læt	lætst	læt	lótu
imperative	–	tú	–	tit
present	—	lát!	—	látið!

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlauːta/

  Rhymes: -auːta

Verb

láta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative lét, third-person plural past indicative létu, supine látið)

1. (transitive, takes the accusative) to put ^syn.

   Hvert léstu fartölvuna mína?

   Where did you put my laptop?

2. (transitive, takes the accusative) to lose, to let go ^deriv. syn.
3. (transitive, takes the accusative) to let, to make, to have ^deriv. syn.
4. (transitive, takes the accusative) to behave, to act ^deriv. syn.
5. (impersonal)

   Er til lengdar lætur.

   In the long run.

   Ég veiddi fimm fiska á tíma þegar best lét.

   I caught five fish per hour at best.

   Eins og að líkum lætur.

   As may be expected.

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

uncategorized, derived terms from the verb láta

látast látinn láta viðgangast láta sem vind um eyru þjóta láta eins og vind um eyru þjóta láta hendur standa fram úr ermum láta í té vant við látinn

vel látinn láta vita láta lífið láta í friði láta öllum illum látum eins og að líkum lætur látast láta sigla sinn sjó

(let go): ^def. syn. derived terms from the verb láta

láta lausan láta lífið

láta sig

(let): ^def. syn. derived terms from the verb láta

láta vera láta vera að gera

láta gera

(behave): ^def. syn. derived terms from the verb láta

láta illa

Synonyms

• (put): ^def. setja
• (let go): ^def. deriv. sleppa
• (let): ^def. deriv. leyfa að gerast, leyfa að gerist
• (behave): ^def. deriv. hegða sér