"Han lå i sengen."

Translation: He was lying in the bed.

[pitratfelix]

"å ligge" and "å legge" are easy o mix up just like they are in English :(

[fveldig]

å legge - legger - la - har lagt

å ligge - ligger - lå - har ligget

[SanctMinimalicen]

Coördinately in English (since these are oft-confused words):

to lay - lays - laid - has laid

to lie - lies - lay - has lain

[Arnold511125]

shouldn't the translation be: "He was laying (something) on the bed"? Because "He was lying in the bed" sounds like he was already lying in the bed, so there should be "han la i sengen", because legge - la means that someone or something is lying on the bed. And as far as i remember ligge - lå is an action in action, it means that he was doing an action - laying something or someone on the bed.

[VengerR]

You have it backwards. "Å ligge" is "to lie" and "å legge (noe)" is "to lay (something)"

[kuchra]

This should probably be "on" the bed, not "in" it.

[Candidandelion]

If he was under the covers you'd have to say 'in', really.