syna i sömmarna

Swedish

Etymology

syna (“scrutinize”) +‎ i (“in”) +‎ sömmarna (“the seams”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²syːna i ²sœmːarˌna/

Verb

syna i sömmarna (present synar i sömmarna, preterite synade i sömmarna, supine synat i sömmarna, imperative syna i sömmarna)

1. (idiomatic) to closely (and critically) scrutinize

   Företagets affärer synades i sömmarna

   The company's business was subjected to intense scrutiny

Conjugation

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
present participle		—
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• söm in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• söm in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)