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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish þykkia, þykia, from Old Norse þykkja, from Proto-Germanic *þunkijaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
tycka (present tycker, preterite tyckte, supine tyckt, imperative tyck)
- to be of the opinion (subjectively or objectively), to think
- Synonyms: anse, mena
Jag tycker att blodpudding är gott, men det tycker inte Nisse- I think (am of the opinion that) blood pudding is good, but Nisse doesn't think so
Vad tycker du att vi borde göra?- What do you think (what is your opinion on what) we should do?
Jag tycker sättet de agerat på är omoraliskt- I think the way they've acted is immoral
Vad tror du att hon tycker?- What do you think (believe) she thinks (has as her opinion)? / What do you think her opinion is?
"Nisse tror att jag tycker att blodpudding smakar illa", tänkte han- "Nisse thinks (believes) that I think (am of the opinion) that blood pudding tastes bad," he thought (had that thought in his head)
- (sometimes with till (expressing suddenness, "jumping in" with an opinion)) to opine, to (publicly) express an opinion (often but not always with implications of a less well-grounded opinion)
De tycker mycket- They have a lot of opinions ("They think-as-in-have-an-opinion a lot")
Nu har ni chansen att tycka till! Ge oss era synpunkter på sidan!- Now is your chance to express your opinions / have your say ("jump in with your opinions")! Give us your opinions on the site!
- to think (have the (sensory) impression)
En groda! Jag tyckte väl det, men det var svårt att vara säker på avstånd.- A frog! That's what I thought, but it was difficult to be sure from a distance.
- (reflexive) to think that (have the (sensory) impression that)
Jag tyckte mig se en groda en bit längre fram- I thought I saw ("thought myself see") a frog a bit further ahead
I feberyran tyckte jag mig stå bredvid en stor elefant- In my fever-induced delirium, I thought I was standing ("thought myself stand") next to a large elephant
- (passive voice, somewhat formal) to seem, to appear
- Synonyms: förefalla, verka
Det tycks vara en sorts insekt- It appears to be a type of insect
Conjugation
Conjugation of tycka (weak)
Related terms
See also
- tro (“believe”)
- tänka (“think”) (in the sense of having a thought (process) in one's head)
References