No. 12,495 in Swedish

skymtas

"Skymtas" means "to be faintly or barely visible" or "to be glimpsed."

In a sentence

Båten skymtades vid horisonten.
The boat was glimpsed at the horizon.
Here, 'skymtas' is used in passive form to describe something becoming visible from a distance.
En skugga skymtades bakom träden.
A shadow was glimpsed behind the trees.
In this sentence, 'skymtas' conveys the appearance of something faintly or partially in a specific location.
Staden skymtades genom dimman.
The city was glimpsed through the mist.
The usage here highlights 'skymtas' to denote initial or unclear visibility due to obstruction.

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