synes

Formally a passive of syne. Compare Old Norse sýnask (“appear”), Norwegian Nynorsk synast, Swedish synas.

• IPA^(key): [ˈsynəs], [ˈsyns], [ˈsys]
• Homophone: syntes

synes (past syntes, perfect har syntes)

1. to think (with an object or a subordinate clause)
2. to seem, appear (with an infinitive)
3. to look (with an adjective)
4. to like (with the preposition om), see synes om

• synes om

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• IPA^(key): [ˈsyːnəs]

synes

1. infinitive passive of syne
2. present tense passive of syne

From Old Norse sýnast.

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synes (imperative synes, present tense synes or syns, simple past and past participle syntes)

1. to appear, seem
2. to think (be of the opinion that)
3. synes synd på - to be / feel sorry for

• “synes” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

synes

1. present indicative of synas