skönja

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish skynia, from Old Norse skynja. Cognate with Danish skønne, Norwegian skjønne, Icelandic skynja.

Verb

skönja (present skönjer, preterite skönjde, supine skönjt, imperative skönj)

  1. to discern, to make out (barely make out (at a distance), sometimes figuratively)
    Man kunde skönja ett slut på konflikten
    An end to the conflict was in sight
    (literally, “One could discern an end to the conflict”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of skönja (weak)
active passive
infinitive skönja skönjas
supine skönjt skönjts
imperative skönj —
imper. plural1 skönjen —
present past present past
indicative skönjer skönjde skönjs, skönjes skönjdes
ind. plural1 skönja skönjde skönjas skönjdes
subjunctive2 skönje skönjde skönjes skönjdes
present participle skönjande
past participle skönjd

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

  • skön (“assessment”, noun)

See also

References

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