sýnast

Icelandic

Etymology

From sýna +‎ -st.

Verb

sýnast (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sýndist, supine sýnst)

1. to pretend, to put on a front
2. to like, to please

   Ég geri það sem mér sýnist.

   I do as I please.

3. to seem to one

   Mér sýnist þetta ganga vel.

   To me it seems to be going well.

Derived terms

• ekki er allt sem sýnist (things aren't always what they seem to be, appearances can deceive, appearances can be deceiving; confer ekki allur þar sem hann er séður)