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)

1. 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

See also

• stackare
• stackars
• vara synd om

References

• synd in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• synd in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• synd in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)