No. 462 in Swedish
låta
"To let" or "to sound."
In a sentence
Jag vill låta mina barn spela i parken.
I want to let my children play in the park.
In this sentence, 'låta' is used to mean 'allow' or 'let' someone do something.
Det låter som en bra idé.
That sounds like a good idea.
Here, 'låta' is used in its impersonal form to mean 'sound' as in to appear a certain way per auditory perception.
Hon lät fönstret stå öppet hela dagen.
She let the window stay open all day.
In this case, 'låta' is utilized similarly to the first example, where it means to 'let' or 'permit' something to occur or stay in a certain state.
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