synas

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

synas (present tense synes, past tense syntes, supine syns)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of synast

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse sýnask (“to appear”), middle voice of sýna (“to show”), whence syna (“to inspect”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsyːˌnas/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -²yːnas

Verb

synas (present syns, preterite syntes, supine synts, imperative syns)

1. to be visible

   Den är osynlig, så den syns inte

   It's invisible, so it's not visible

2. have as appearance; to appear, to seem
3. to meet each other (by happenstance)
4. passive infinitive of syna
5. present passive of syna

Conjugation

Conjugation of synas (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	—		synas
supine	—		synts
imperative	—		syns
imper. plural1	—		synens
	present	past	present	past
indicative	—	—	syns, synes	syntes
ind. plural1	—	—	synas	syntes
subjunctive2	—	—	synes	syntes
present participle		synandes
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• syna
• vi syns!

Further reading

• “synas”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “synas”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)