No. 1,885 in Swedish
lät
"Lät" means "let" or "sounded" depending on context.
In a sentence
Jag lät honom låna min bok.
I let him borrow my book.
Here, 'lät' is used as the past tense of the verb 'låta', meaning 'to let' or 'to allow'.
Hon lät som om hon var upprörd.
She sounded like she was upset.
In this example, 'lät' is used as the past tense of 'låta', meaning 'to sound', referring to appearance or auditory impression.
Det lät för enkelt för att vara sant.
It sounded too simple to be true.
Here, 'lät' serves as the past tense form of 'låta', expressing how something seemed or appeared in terms of simplicity.
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