Information about the word lie (English → Esperanto: mensogi)

Synonym: tell a lie

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/laɪ̯/
Hyphenationlie
Shavian alphabet𐑤𐑲
Deseret alphabet𐑊𐐴

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) lie(I) lied
(thou) liest(thou) liedst
(he) lies, lieth(he) lied
(we) lie(we) lied
(you) lie(you) lied
(they) lie(they) lied
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) lie (I) lied
(thou) lie(thou) lied
(he) lie(he) lied
(we) lie(we) lied
(you) lie(you) lied
(they) lie(they) lied
Imperative mood
lie
Participles
Present participlePast participle
lyinglied

Usage samples

“We are moving forward here at the White House under the assumption that there will be a second Trump term”, trade adviser Navarro lied on Fox Business Friday morning.
Tom, don’t lie to me.
But you may have been lied to.
And we know our government lies to us.

Translations

Afrikaansjok
Catalanmentir
Czechlhát
Danishlyve
Dutchliegen
English (Old English)leogan
Esperantomensogi
Faeroeselúgva
Finnishvalehdella
Frenchmentir
Germanlügen
Hungarianhazudik
Icelandicljúga
Italianmentire
Latinmentiri
Luxemburgishléien
Malaymendusta
Norwegianlyve
Papiamentogaña
Portuguesefaltar à verdade; mentir
Russianбрехать
Saterland Frisianbeljooge; flunkerje; koolje; ljooge
Spanishmentir
Srananley
Swedishljuga
Turkishyalan söylemek
Welshdywedyd celwydd
West Frisianlige