No. 243 in Danish
lagt
The Danish word "lagt" means "laid" or "placed" in English.
In a sentence
Jeg har lagt bogen på bordet.
I have put the book on the table.
The word 'lagt' is the past participle of 'lægge', used with auxiliary verb 'har' to form the present perfect tense.
Bøgerne er blevet lagt tilbage på hylden.
The books have been put back on the shelf.
Here, 'lagt' is used as the past participle in a passive construction involving the auxiliary verb 'blive'.
Han spurgte, hvem der havde lagt nøglerne der.
He asked who had put the keys there.
In this example, 'lagt' forms part of the present perfect tense in an indirect question structure.
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