tykkjast
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From passive form of tykkja.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²tʏçːɑst/
Verb
tykkjast (present tense tykkjest, past tense tyktest, past participle tykst)
- to think (about oneself), to consider
- 1853, Ivar Aasen, Prøver af Landsmaalet i Norge:
- Daa han no tyktest hava freistat nog med godo, so tok han til aa freista med vondo og skulde skræma henne […]
- When he now thought he had tried long enough in a nice way, he started trying in a rough way, and wanted to scare her […]
- Daa han no tyktest hava freistat nog med godo, so tok han til aa freista med vondo og skulde skræma henne […]
- 1853, Ivar Aasen, Prøver af Landsmaalet i Norge:
- to seem like
- Han tykkjest vera ein klok mann.
- He seems to be a wise man.
- Han tykkjest vera ein klok mann.
References
- “tykkjast” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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