No. 200 in Norwegian
la
The Norwegian word "la" means "let" or "allow" in English.
In a sentence
Jeg la boken på bordet.
I laid the book on the table.
In this sentence, 'la' is used as the past tense of 'legge,' meaning 'to lay' or 'to put.'
La oss dra til stranden!
Let's go to the beach!
Here, 'la' forms a grammatical construction meaning 'let us' or 'let's do something.'
Han la merke til detaljene.
He noticed the details.
In this context, 'la' is part of the phrase 'la merke til,' which means 'to notice' or 'to observe.'
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