vara någon till lags in Swedish

Forms: är någon till lags [present], var någon till lags [preterite], varit någon till lags [supine], var någon till lags [imperative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From vara (“be”) + någon (“someone”) + till (“to”) + lags (“pleasing condition's (in this expression)”), with frozen genitive from when till governed the genitive. Etymology templates: {{af|sv|vara|någon|till|lags|t1=be|t2=someone|t3=to|t4=pleasing condition's (in this expression)}} vara (“be”) + någon (“someone”) + till (“to”) + lags (“pleasing condition's (in this expression)”), {{m|sv|till}} till Head templates: {{head|sv|verb|present|är någon till lags|preterite|var någon till lags|supine|varit någon till lags|imperative|var någon till lags|head=vara någon till lags}} vara någon till lags (present är någon till lags, preterite var någon till lags, supine varit någon till lags, imperative var någon till lags)

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"vara någon till lags" meaning in Swedish

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