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 | lykta |
| Present | lyktar |
| Past | lyktade |
| Imperative | lykta |
| Supine | lyktat |
Verbs conjugated like 'lykta'
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 'lykta'
flykta,
lukta,
lyfta,
lysta,
rykta,
akta,
äkta,
bikta,
bukta,
byka,
Translations
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
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Och thet begaff sigh, när Jesus lychtadhe thetta talet, Wardt folcket förskreckt offuer hans lärdom
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(pre-1906 spelling) Och det begaf sig, när Jesus lyktade detta talet, vardt folket förskräckt öfver hans lärdom (And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine) [1541, Gustav Vasa Bible, Matthew 7:28]
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[…]Det är bara Olle spelman, susar tall och sjunger gran,
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han har lyktat sina hemlösa år.[…] ([…] 'Tis only Olle fiddler, rustles pine and sings spruce,
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he has ended his homeless years. […]) [1915, Dan Andersson, Svarta ballader, En spelmans jordafärd:]
Additional Information
Etymology
1. fsv. lykta, lyktas; jfr isl. lykta; avledn. av LYKT, sbst.
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2. jfr ä. d. løcte, løgte, løythe, d. løgte, løjte, nor. dial. laugsta, logsta, løgste; bildn. till 2 pers. ipf. av LJUGA, v., med suffigerat pron. i sådana uttr. som fsv. thæt lökt thu, lögh thu (du), y. fnor. laugstu, det ljög du; jfr isl. þekta, nor. dial. tekta, (söka) få att tiga: isl. þegi þu, tig; för formen
lykta jfr
ynka,
dygn,
rykta o. d. av äldre
ömka,
dögn,
rökta osv.
3. av holl.
lichten; samma ord som LIKTA References:
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4. From Old Swedish lykta, equivalent to lykt + -a.
Cognates
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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.