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Swedish
Pronunciation
Verb
likna (present liknar, preterite liknade, supine liknat, imperative likna)
- to resemble, to be similar to
Djuret liknade en pinne- The animal looked like a stick
Processen liknar den gamla- The process is similar to the old one
- to imply similarities; to liken
Han liknade sin målning vid en storm- He likened his painting to a storm
Usage notes
(sense 2) uses the preposition vid where English would use to or unto.
Conjugation
Conjugation of likna (weak)
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