skymta

Swedish

Verb

skymta (present skymtar, preterite skymtade, supine skymtat, imperative skymta)

  1. to glimpse (see briefly or incompletely)
    En björn hade skymtats vid huset
    A bear had been seen near the house
    De skymtade en byggnad genom grenarna
    They glimpsed a building through the branches
  2. (sometimes with a particle, especially fram (“forth”) (when appearing into view)) to be barely (and indistinctly) visible
    Tornen skymtade i fjärran
    The towers could faintly be seen in the distance
    Kyrkan skymtade fram bakom träden
    They caught glimpses of the church through the trees

Conjugation

Conjugation of skymta (weak)
active passive
infinitive skymta skymtas
supine skymtat skymtats
imperative skymta —
imper. plural1 skymten —
present past present past
indicative skymtar skymtade skymtas skymtades
ind. plural1 skymta skymtade skymtas skymtades
subjunctive2 skymte skymtade skymtes skymtades
present participle skymtande
past participle skymtad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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