likna

See also: líkna

Swedish

Pronunciation
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Verb

likna (present liknar, preterite liknade, supine liknat, imperative likna)

  1. to resemble, to be similar to
    Djuret liknade en pinne
    The animal looked like a stick
    Processen liknar den gamla
    The process is similar to the old one
  2. to imply similarities; to liken
    Han liknade sin målning vid en storm
    He likened his painting to a storm

Usage notes

(sense 2) uses the preposition vid where English would use to or unto.

Conjugation
Conjugation of likna (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive likna liknas
Supine liknat liknats
Imperative likna —
Imper. plural1 liknen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative liknar liknade liknas liknades
Ind. plural1 likna liknade liknas liknades
Subjunctive2 likne liknade liknes liknades
Participles
Present participle liknande
Past participle liknad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References
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