finnas

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Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish finnas, from Old Norse finnask. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål finnes and Norwegian Nynorsk finnast. Related to finna (“to find”).

Verb[edit]

finnas

  1. to exist; to be
    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. infinitive passive of finna.

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of finnas
Active Passive
Infinitive finnas -
Present tense finns -
Past tense fanns -
Supine funnits -
Imperative - -
Present participle -
Past participle -

References[edit]

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