sjå

See also: sjá and sją̊

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse sjá, from Proto-Germanic *sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to see, notice”). Akin to English see.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃoː/ (example of pronunciation)

Verb

sjå (present tense ser, past tense såg, past participle sett, passive infinitive sjåast, present participle sjåande, imperative sjå)

  1. to see
    Eg kan ikkje sjå det.
    I cannot see it.

sjå ut som

  1. to look like, appear
    Det ser ut som det blir regn.
    It looks like it will rain.

Derived terms

See also

  • se (Bokmål)

References

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -oː

Noun

sjå n

  1. bother, trouble
    Jag har fullt sjå med a laga huset.
    I have my hands full with repairing the house.

Usage notes

  • Rarely seen outside the expression "ha fullt sjå" = "have one's hands full".

Declension

Declension of sjå 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative sjå sjået — —
Genitive sjås sjåets — —
  • sjåa
  • sjåare

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse sjá, from Proto-Germanic *sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to see, notice”). Doublet of si.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃóː/, [ʂʲóː] (example of pronunciation)
    Rhymes: -óː

Verb

sjå (preterite sjådd, supine sjått)

  1. To shine through a matter.[1]
    Hä sjådd göning grannkläninga hennars på unnerkjoln.
    It shone through her nice dress on her underskirt.

References

  1. ↑ Rietz, Johan Ernst, “sjå”, in Svenskt dialektlexikon: ordbok öfver svenska allmogespråket [Swedish dialectal lexicon: a dictionary for the Swedish lects] (in Swedish), 1962 edition, Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups Förlag, published 1862–1867, page 572
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