Wiktionary

sjå

See also: sjá and sją̊

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse sjá, from Proto-Germanic *sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to see, notice”). Akin to English see. The noun derives from Old Norse sjá f, though the second sense "a show" is borrowed from English show.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃɔː/, /sjɔː/, [sʲjo̞]

Verb

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sjå (present tense ser, past tense såg, past participle sett, passive infinitive sjåast, present participle sjåande, imperative sjå)

  1. to see
    Eg kan ikkje sjå det.
    I cannot see it.
  2. to look

Derived terms

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Noun

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sjå n (definite singular sjået, indefinite plural sjå, definite plural sjåa)

  1. a sight, what is seen
  2. a show

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See also

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  • se (Bokmål)

References

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Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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sjå n

  1. (in some expressions) great effort (that makes one busy)
    Jag har fullt sjå med a laga huset
    I have my hands full with repairing the house

Usage notes

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Rarely seen outside the expression "ha fullt sjå" = "have one's hands full".

Declension

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Declension of sjå
nominative genitive
singular indefinite sjå sjås
definite sjået sjåets
plural indefinite — —
definite — —
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References

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