synes

Danish

Etymology 1

Formally a passive of syne. Compare Old Norse sýnask (“appear”), Norwegian Nynorsk synast, Swedish synas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsynəs], [ˈsyns], [ˈsys]
• Homophone: syntes

Verb

synes (past syntes, perfect har syntes)

1. to think (with an object or a subordinate clause)
2. to seem, appear (with an infinitive)
3. to look (with an adjective)
4. to like (with the preposition om), see synes om

Conjugation

Inflection of synes

	present	past
simple	synes	syntes
perfect	har syntes	havde syntes
passive	—	—
participle	-	syntes
imperative	-	—
infinitive	synes	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	—	—

Derived terms

• synes om

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsyːnəs]

Verb

synes

1. infinitive passive of syne
2. present tense passive of syne

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse sýnast.

Pronunciation

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Verb

synes (imperative synes, present tense synes or syns, simple past and past participle syntes)

1. to appear, seem
2. to think (be of the opinion that)
3. synes synd på - to be / feel sorry for

References

• “synes” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Swedish

Verb

synes

1. present indicative of synas