finnas

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

finnas (present tense fins, past tense fans, supine funnes or funnis)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of finnast

Swedish

Etymology

The passive form of finna, which has taken on the meaning of "to exist". From Old Swedish finnas, from Old Norse finnask. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål finnes and Norwegian Nynorsk finnast.

Verb

finnas (present finns, preterite fanns, supine funnits)

  1. to exist; to be
    Synonym: finnas till
    Kan det möjligen finnas ett odjur i Loch Ness?
    Could there possibly be a monster in Loch Ness?
    Frågan är om Gud finns eller inte.
    The question is whether God exists or not.
    Finns det fler kakor?
    Are there more cookies?
  2. passive infinitive of finna

Conjugation
Conjugation of finnas (class 3 strong)
Active Passive
Infinitive — finnas
Supine — funnits
Imperative — finns
Imper. plural1 — finnens
Present Past Present Past
Indicative — — finns, finnes fanns
Ind. plural1 — — finnas funnos
Subjunctive2 — — finnes funnes
Participles
Present participle finnandes
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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