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
Derived terms

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

  • (file)

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 - to be / feel sorry for

References

Swedish

Verb

synes

  1. present indicative of synas
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