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) pretend; to claim that or act as if something is different from what it actually is
    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.

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