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

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

Synonyms

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