In modern Swedish, verbs are not conjugated in person or number; the same verb form is used for all persons in singular and plural.
All Forms
| Infinitive | leta |
| Present | letar |
| Past | letade |
| Imperative | leta |
| Supine | letat |
Verbs conjugated like 'leta'
abalienera,
abandonnera,
abbreviera,
abdikera,
abila,
ablaktera,
abonnera,
abortera,
abradera,
absentera,
absolvera,
absorbera,
abstrahera,
accedera,
accelerera,
accentera,
accentuera,
acceptera,
accisera,
acklimatisera, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'leta'
beta,
heta,
kleta,
lata,
låta,
leda,
leja,
leka,
lena,
lera,
Translations
look, give an appearance of being
search, (followed by "for") to look thoroughly
seek, to try to find
Additional Information
leta försöka hitta, söka
[A letar efter x/B; A letar rätt på x/B]
Engelsk översättning
look
Exempel
leta efter ett jobb---look for a job
leta efter en bekant---look for a friend
Stående uttryck
leta rätt (el. reda) på sina glasögon---try to find one's glasses
Etymology
1. fsv. lita, sv. dial. lita, let(t)a, lätta; jfr isl. lita; till LET, sbst. fsv.
leta, motsv. d.
lede, nor. dial., isl. leita, got. wlaitōn, se sig om, feng. wlātian, stirra; till ett germ. wlaitō, seende, syn, som föreligger i isl. leit, letning, sökande; besläktat med LET, sbst., LET, adj. References:
1 2 3
2. From Old Swedish lēta, from Old Norse leita, from Proto-Germanic *wlaitōną. See: Old Swedish '
leta', Proto-Germanic '
*wlaitōną'.
Verbs referencing "leta"
English
lait.
Until the beginning of the 20th century, Swedish verbs had distinct forms for singular and plural. The forms below
show the verb conjugated in all moods, tenses, numbers, and persons.