No. 55 in Icelandic
sjá
The Icelandic word "sjá" means "to see" in English.
In a sentence
Ég sá fallega sjón í gær.
I saw a beautiful sight yesterday.
In this sentence, 'sjá' is in the past tense 'sá' and means 'to see', referring to the act of perceiving something visually.
Þú getur skoðað myndina og séð allar smáatriðin.
You can look at the picture and see all the details.
Here, 'sjá' is in the infinitive form 'séð' used to express the action of observing or perceiving details in something.
Mér sýnist þeir sjá áætlunina klárast á réttum tíma.
It seems to me they see the plan being completed on time.
In this sentence, 'sjá' is used in the present tense, expressing understanding or perceiving a conceptual or figurative outcome.
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