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 på - to be / feel sorry for

References

Swedish

Verb

synes

  1. present indicative of synas
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