syna i sömmarna

Swedish

Etymology

syna (“scrutinize”) +‎ i (“in”) +‎ sömmarna (“the seams”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²syːna i ²sœmːarˌna/

Verb

syna i sömmarna (present synar i sömmarna, preterite synade i sömmarna, supine synat i sömmarna, imperative syna i sömmarna)

  1. (idiomatic) to closely (and critically) scrutinize
    Företagets affärer synades i sömmarna
    The company's business was subjected to intense scrutiny

Conjugation

Conjugation of syna (weak)
active passive
infinitive syna i sömmarna synas i sömmarna
supine synat i sömmarna synats i sömmarna
imperative syna i sömmarna —
imper. plural1 synen i sömmarna —
present past present past
indicative synar i sömmarna synade i sömmarna synas i sömmarna synades i sömmarna
ind. plural1 syna i sömmarna synade i sömmarna synas i sömmarna synades i sömmarna
subjunctive2 syne i sömmarna synade i sömmarna synes i sömmarna synades i sömmarna
present participle —
past participle —

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

References

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