finnas
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish finnas, from Old Norse finnast. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål finnes and Norwegian Nynorsk finnast. Related to finna (“to find”).
Verb
finnas
- 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?
- infinitive passive of finna.
Conjugation
Conjugation of finnas
| Active | Passive | |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | finnas | - |
| Present tense | finns | - |
| Past tense | fanns | - |
| Supine | funnits | - |
| Imperative | - | - |
| Present participle | - | |
| Past participle | - | |
References
- finnas in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).