synas

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

synas (present tense synes, past tense syntes, supine syns)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of synast

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse sýnask (“to appear”), from sýna, whence syna.

Pronunciation

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Verb

synas (present syns, preterite syntes, supine synts, imperative syns)

  1. to be visible
    Den är osynlig, så den syns inte
    It's invisible, so it's not visible
  2. have as appearance; to appear, to seem
  3. to meet each other (by happenstance)
  4. passive infinitive of syna
  5. present passive of syna

Conjugation

Conjugation of synas (weak)
active passive
infinitive — synas
supine — synts
imperative — syns
imper. plural1 — synens
present past present past
indicative — — syns, synes syntes
ind. plural1 — — synas syntes
subjunctive2 — — synes syntes
present participle synandes
past participle —

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

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