tycka

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish þykkia, þykia, from Old Norse þykkja, from Proto-Germanic *þunkijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʏkːa/

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Verb

tycka (present tycker, preterite tyckte, supine tyckt, imperative tyck)

1. to be of the opinion (subjectively or objectively), to think

   Synonyms: anse, mena

   Jag tycker att blodpudding är gott, men det tycker inte Nisse

   I think (am of the opinion that) blood pudding is good, but Nisse doesn't think so

   Vad tycker du att vi borde göra?

   What do you think (what is your opinion on what) we should do?

   Jag tycker sättet de agerat på är omoraliskt

   I think the way they've acted is immoral

   Vad tror du att hon tycker?

   What do you think (believe) she thinks (has as her opinion)? / What do you think her opinion is?

   "Nisse tror att jag tycker att blodpudding smakar illa", tänkte han

   "Nisse thinks (believes) that I think (am of the opinion) that blood pudding tastes bad," he thought (had that thought in his head)

2. (sometimes with till (expressing suddenness, "jumping in" with an opinion)) to opine, to (publicly) express an opinion (often but not always with implications of a less well-grounded opinion)

   De tycker mycket

   They have a lot of opinions ("They think-as-in-have-an-opinion a lot")

   Nu har ni chansen att tycka till! Ge oss era synpunkter på sidan!

   Now is your chance to express your opinions / have your say ("jump in with your opinions")! Give us your opinions on the site!

3. to think (have the (sensory) impression)

   En groda! Jag tyckte väl det, men det var svårt att vara säker på avstånd.

   A frog! That's what I thought, but it was difficult to be sure from a distance.

4. (reflexive) to think that (have the (sensory) impression that)

   Jag tyckte mig se en groda en bit längre fram

   I thought I saw ("thought myself see") a frog a bit further ahead

   I feberyran tyckte jag mig stå bredvid en stor elefant

   In my fever-induced delirium, I thought I was standing ("thought myself stand") next to a large elephant

5. (passive voice, somewhat formal) to seem, to appear

   Synonyms: förefalla, verka

   Det tycks vara en sorts insekt

   It appears to be a type of insect

Conjugation

Conjugation of tycka (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	tycka		tyckas
Supine	tyckt		tyckts
Imperative	tyck		—
Imper. plural1	tycken		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	tycker	tyckte	tycks, tyckes	tycktes
Ind. plural1	tycka	tyckte	tyckas	tycktes
Subjunctive2	tycke	tyckte	tyckes	tycktes
	Participles
Present participle	tyckande
Past participle	tyckt
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• misstycka
• samtycka
• tycka om
• tycka synd om
• tyckande
• tyckare
• tycke
• tyckmycken

See also

• tro (“believe”)
• tänka (“think”) (in the sense of having a thought (process) in one's head)

References

• tycka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• tycka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• tycka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)