No. 10,996 in Swedish
låtsas
To pretend.
In a sentence
Han låtsas vara sjuk för att slippa gå till skolan.
He pretends to be sick to avoid going to school.
Here, 'låtsas' is used to describe an act of pretending or faking an event or condition.
Du behöver inte låtsas förstå om du inte förstår.
You don't need to pretend to understand if you don't.
In this sentence, 'låtsas' indicates feigning understanding or comprehension in a given situation.
De låtsades som om de inte hörde frågan.
They pretended as if they didn't hear the question.
Here, 'låtsas' is used to express the act of feigning ignorance towards an occurrence or statement.
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