tycka synd om
Swedish
Etymology
tycka (“think”) + synd (“pity (literally "sin")”) + om (“about”)
Verb
tycka synd om (present tycker synd om, preterite tyckte synd om, supine tyckt synd om, imperative tyck synd om)
- to feel sorry for, to pity
- Jag tyckte synd om kaninen som fått en sticka i tassen
- I felt sorry for the rabbit that had gotten a splinter in its paw