sjå

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See also: sjá and sją̊

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse sjá, from Proto-Germanic *sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (to see, notice). Akin to English see. The noun derives from Old Norse sjá f, though the second sense "a show" is borrowed from English show.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʃɔː/, /sjɔː/, [sʲjo̞]

Verb[edit]

sjå (present tense ser, past tense såg, past participle sett, passive infinitive sjåast, present participle sjåande, imperative sjå)

  1. to see
    Eg kan ikkje sjå det.
    I cannot see it.
  2. to look

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

sjå n (definite singular sjået, indefinite plural sjå, definite plural sjåa)

  1. a sight, what is seen
  2. a show

Derived terms[edit]

See also[edit]

  • se (Bokmål)

References[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

sjå n

  1. (in some expressions) great effort (that makes one busy)
    Jag har fullt sjå med a laga huset
    I have my hands full with repairing the house

Usage notes[edit]

Rarely seen outside the expression "ha fullt sjå" = "have one's hands full".

Declension[edit]

Declension of sjå 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative sjå sjået
Genitive sjås sjåets

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