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verb

laga

fix

Att göra något helt igen när det är trasigt eller inte fungerar.

Definition & meaning

Laga has several meanings:

  1. To repair or mend something broken, such as clothing or a bicycle.
  2. To cook or prepare food.
  3. As an adjective in formal or legal expressions, lawful, legal, or valid.

Grammar & Word origin

As a verb, laga belongs to the first conjugation: laga, lagar, lagade, lagat. The same form is also used as the imperative: Laga! means “Repair it!” or “Cook!”

The verb is historically related to lag , meaning “law” or “order,” and originally conveyed putting something in proper order. The legal adjective is also related to lag .

Synonyms & antonyms

  • reparera — “to repair”; often used for machines and technical objects.
  • fixa — “to fix”; more informal and broader in meaning.
  • tillaga — “to prepare or cook food”; more formal than laga in this sense.
  • laglig — “legal” or “lawful”; more common in everyday use than the legal adjective laga.
  • förstöra — “to destroy” or “ruin”; an opposite of repairing.
  • olaglig — “illegal”; an opposite of laga in its legal sense.

Common phrases & collocations

  • laga mat — to cook food.
  • laga en cykel — to repair a bicycle.
  • laga kraft — legal force; a decision that has vunnit laga kraft is final and can no longer be appealed through ordinary procedures.

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Examples

Kan du laga min cykel?verb

Can you fix my bike?

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