tyckas
Meaning
seem
In Swedish: verka, synas
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att tyckas | to seem |
|---|---|---|
| Present | tycks | jag tycks |
| Past | tycktes | jag tycktes |
| Supine | tyckts | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har tyckts | jag har tyckts |
| Past perfect | hade tyckts | jag hade tyckts |
| Future | ska tyckas | or: kommer att tyckas |
| Conditional | skulle tyckas | jag skulle tyckas |
tyckas 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 tycks. See the four verb groups explained.
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tyckas in a sentence
- han tycks ha glömt bort sakenhe seems to have forgotten it
- Gudars like tycks mig den mannen varaThat man to me seems equal to the gods
Questions
What does tyckas mean in English?
tyckas means “seem”.
What is the past tense of tyckas?
The past tense of tyckas is tycktes (“jag tycktes”). The supine is tyckts, used in “jag har tyckts”.
What is the present tense of tyckas?
tycks, the same for every person: jag tycks, du tycks, vi tycks.
Similar words
förefallaverka
Nearby common words
tyckas is number 2,622 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary