tyda
See also: týða
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
tyda
- simple past and past participle of tyde
Alternative forms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse þýða, from Proto-Germanic *þiudijaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²tyːa/
Verb
tyda (present tense tyder, past tense tydde, past participle tydt/tydd, passive infinitive tydast, present participle tydande, imperative tyd)
- to interpret, decipher
- Kan du tyda dette for meg?
- Can you interpret this for me?
- to mean
- Kva skal dette tyda?
- What is this supposed to mean?
- to indicate
- Det er lite som tyder på at fienden deira gjorde det.
- There is little to indicate that their enemy did it.
Synonyms
- (mean): bety
Related terms
References
- “tyda” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish þȳþa, from Old Norse þýða, from Proto-Germanic *þiudijaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²tyːda/, [²t̪ʰyːd̪a]
Audio: (file)
Verb
tyda (present tyder, preterite tydde, supine tytt, imperative tyd)
- to interpret; to understand the meaning of
- Kan du tyda min handstil?
- Can you understand my handwriting?
- Det var så mycket brus i signalen att ingen lyckades tyda den.
- There were so much noise in the signal that nobody managed to interpret it.
- to indicate; to give a hint about an otherwise unknown fact
- Det finns inget som tyder på att sjukdomen skulle ha förvärrats.
- There is nothing indicating that the illness would have gotten worse.
Conjugation
active | passive | |||
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infinitive | tyda | tydas | ||
supine | tytt | tytts | ||
imperative | tyd | — | ||
imper. plural1 | tyden | — | ||
present | past | present | past | |
indicative | tyder | tydde | tyds, tydes | tyddes |
ind. plural1 | tyda | tydde | tydas | tyddes |
subjunctive2 | tyde | tydde | tydes | tyddes |
present participle | tydande | |||
past participle | tydd |
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.