"He seems to be tired."

Translation: Han verkar vara trött.

[Qrren]

Would "Han verkar trött" mean the exact same thing?

[learnfrenchray]

Why could translation not be: "Han verkar att vara trott"?

[Lundgren8]

You simply don’t use the infinitive marker ”att” with the verb ”verka”.

[JussiHalme]

Can you not use blir trött here?

[Azuricet]

That would mean "becomes tired". Here we don't know if he's tired, he just looks like tired.

[Ulincsys]

So, is there any way to not accidentally mix up vara and våra in a sentence?

[P2theeAT]

Yes. The "å" or "a."

[Serina975943]

So would you say "vara" when someone looks tired and "blir" is more when you are talking about yourself being tired?

[purplepurpur]

So, I'm not a native, but I'm pretty sure that "va" is always a correct alternative to "vara", except in very formal speech