sees

See also: Sees and sęęs

English

Pronunciation
  • enPR: sēz, IPA(key): /siːz/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Homophones: seas, seize
  • Rhymes: -iːz

Verb

sees

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of see

Noun

sees

  1. plural of see

Anagrams

Estonian

Etymology

Related to sise-.

Postposition

sees

  1. inside, in (Governs the genitive)
    See on kasti sees.
    It's inside the box.
  2. during
    Selle aasta sees peaks projekt valmis saama.
    The project should be finished during this year.
  3. with, Refers to being inside a state
    Selle müra sees on võimatu elada.
    It's impossible to live with this noise.

Adverb

sees

  1. inside
  2. Refers to electrical appliances being on
    Kas kann on sees?
    Is the kettle on?

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *seges.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈseːs/, [ˈs̠e̞ːs̠]
  • Rhymes: -eːs
  • Syllabification(key): sees

Adjective

sees

  1. (rare) serene

Usage notes

The word itself is currently rare and even rarer is to see its inflected forms. Most Finns would not know how to fully decline it.

Declension
Inflection of sees (Kotus type 41*D/vieras, k- gradation)
nominative sees sekeet
genitive sekeen sekeiden
sekeitten
partitive seestä sekeitä
illative sekeeseen sekeisiin
singular plural
nominative sees sekeet
accusative nom. sees sekeet
gen. sekeen
genitive sekeen sekeiden
sekeitten
partitive seestä sekeitä
inessive sekeessä sekeissä
elative sekeestä sekeistä
illative sekeeseen sekeisiin
sekeihinrare
adessive sekeellä sekeillä
ablative sekeeltä sekeiltä
allative sekeelle sekeille
essive sekeenä sekeinä
translative sekeeksi sekeiksi
instructive — sekein
abessive sekeettä sekeittä
comitative — sekeine
Possessive forms of sees (type vieras)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
possessor singular plural
1st person sekeeni sekeemme
2nd person sekeesi sekeenne
3rd person sekeensä

Synonyms

Luxembourgish

Verb

sees

  1. second-person singular present indicative of seeën

Verb

sees

  1. second-person singular present indicative of soen

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

sees

  1. passive of se
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