Swedish noun

en åsyn

sight

Meaning

sight

In Swedish: syn, anblick

Forms

Forms of åsyn
Singular, indefiniteen åsyn
Singular, definiteåsynen

åsyn is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor åsyn, den stora åsynen. Check another noun

Practise åsyn

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Is it en åsyn or ett åsyn?

åsyn in a sentence

  • i (el. inför) allas åsyn
    in full view of everyone
  • Hans fobi var så svår att han svimmade vid blotta åsynen av en spindel
    His phobia was so severe that he fainted at the mere sight of a spider
  • Försvinn ur min åsyn!
    Get out of my sight!
  • Man vänjer sig aldrig vid slemmonstrets vidriga åsyn
    You never get used to the disgusting sight of the slime monster [the slime monster's disgusting sight]

Questions

What does åsyn mean in English?

åsyn means “sight”.

Is it en åsyn or ett åsyn?

It is en åsyn, and “the sight” is åsynen.

Similar words

anblick

Origin

å (“on (obsolete)”) + syn (“sight”)

Nearby common words

åsyn is number 6,018 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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