syna i sömmarna
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
syna (“scrutinize”) + i (“in”) + sömmarna (“the seams”)
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
syna i sömmarna (present synar i sömmarna, preterite synade i sömmarna, supine synat i sömmarna, imperative syna i sömmarna)
- (idiomatic) to closely (and critically) scrutinize
- Företagets affärer synades i sömmarna
- The company's business was subjected to intense scrutiny
Conjugation edit
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 |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | — | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||