finnast

Icelandic

Etymology

From finna (“to find”) +‎ -st.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɪnːast/

Verb

finnast

1. to feel, to find, to think

   Finnst þér fótbolti skemmtilegur?

   Do you find football fun?

Conjugation

finnast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að finnast
supine sagnbót		fundist
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		finnandist (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	finnst	fannst		finnist	fyndist
	þú	finnst	fannst		finnist	fyndist
	hann, hún, það	finnst	fannst		finnist	fyndist
plural	við	finnumst	fundumst		finnumst	fyndumst
	þið	finnist	fundust		finnist	fyndust
	þeir, þær, þau	finnast	fundust		finnist	fyndust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	finnst (þú), finnstu
plural	þið	finnist (þið), finnisti1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

References

• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “finnast”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
• “finnast” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse finnast.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²fɪnːɑst/

Verb

finnast (present tense finst, past tense fanst, past participle funnest)

1. exist, be

   Det finst mange ulike språk i verda.

   There are many different languages in the world.

2. be found
3. be at all

   Det finst ikkje fint.

   It is not pretty at all.

References

• “finnast” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.