No. 866 in Icelandic
virðast
"Virðast" means "to seem" or "to appear."
In a sentence
Það virðist vera rigning úti.
It seems to be raining outside.
Virðist is used to express a perceived state based on evidence or observation.
Þau virtust vera mjög þreytt eftir langan göngutúr.
They seemed to be very tired after a long walk.
Virtust is the past tense of virðist, used to describe a perceived state at a specific point in the past.
Það mun virðast skrýtið fyrir suma.
It will seem strange to some.
Mun virðast combines the auxiliary verb mun (indicating future tense) with virðast, projecting a perceived state into the future.
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