Swedish verb· top 2,000 most common

synas

be visibleAlso the passive of syna./ˈsyːˌnas/

Meaning

be visible

In Swedish: tyckas, förefalla

Conjugation

Conjugation of synas (be visible)
Infinitive	att synas	to be visible
Present	syns	jag syns
Past	syntes	jag syntes
Supine	synts	used after har / hade
Perfect	har synts	jag har synts
Past perfect	hade synts	jag hade synts
Future	ska synas	or: kommer att synas
Conditional	skulle synas	jag skulle synas
Imperative	syns!	a command

synas is a deponent verb: it ends in -s in every form but has an active meaning, so it has no separate passive. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use syns. See the four verb groups explained.

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What does synas mean?

synas in a sentence

problemet kan synas trivialt
the problem may appear to be trivial
en viss förbättring synes dock sannolik
however, some improvement would appear likely
månen syntes redan vid horisonten
the moon was visible on the horizon
Den är osynlig, så den syns inte
It's invisible, so it's not visible

Questions

What does synas mean in English?

synas means “be visible”.

What is the past tense of synas?

The past tense of synas is syntes (“jag syntes”). The supine is synts, used in “jag har synts”.

What is the present tense of synas?

syns, the same for every person: jag syns, du syns, vi syns.

Similar words

förefalla

Origin

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

Nearby common words

synas is number 1,987 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

1,983desperat desperate
1,984kanon cannon
1,985dyr expensive, dear
1,986botten bottom
1,988stulen stolen
1,989tand tooth
1,990rensa clean, clear
1,991sovmorgon sleep in

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