Infinitive
sjå
Passive Infinitive
sjåast
Alternative Infinitive
| Past Participle | sett |
| Present Participle | sjåande |
Simple Forms
| Present | ser |
| Past | såg |
| Imperative | sjå |
The verb form is the same for all persons, singular and plural.
Compound Forms
| Present Perfect | har sett |
| Past Perfect | hadde sett |
| Future | vil sjå |
| Future Perfect | vil ha sett |
| Conditional | ville sjå |
| Conditional Perfect | ville ha sett |
The verb form is the same for all persons, singular and plural.
Translations
Etymology
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. See: Proto-Germanic '
*sehwaną', English '
see', English '
show'.
Verbs referencing "sjå"
English
see.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Sample Sentences
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Eg kan ikkje sjå det. (I cannot see it.)