finnas

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

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

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of finnast

Old English

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Noun

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finnas

  1. nominative/accusative plural of finn

Swedish

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Etymology

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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

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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

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